20060917021259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RIDGERUNNER3 · Talkeetna, AK · September 17, 2006

Date: September 17, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr RIDGERUNNER3
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to the pilot, privacy data omitted he took off from wolf lake airport located in palmer, AK in a rocky mountain ridge runner iii. He flew to and landed on a gravel bar on sheep river located approximately 5 miles north of the Talkeetna airport. During the landing rollout the left hand main landing gear collapsed resulting in a prop strike. Other damage is unknown at this time. Conditions at the time were VMC and wind was not a factor. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and did not receive any injuries. Amendments to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DAT^ HE TOOK OFF FROM WOLF LAKE AIRPORT LOCATED IN PALMER, AK IN A ROCKY MOUNTAIN RIDGE RUNNER III. HE FLEW TO AND LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR ON SHEEP RIVER LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. OTHER DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC AND WIND WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. AMENDMENTS TO FOLLOW.