From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot intended to land his PA-18 on a gravel bar in the Talkeetna river, approximately 45 NE of Talkeetna, AK. Pilot touched down too FAR down the area, bounced and floated. Pilot then initiated a go around. Engine did not respond with immediate power and he went off the end of the gravel bar into the bushes. Pilot, the only occupant, was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Weather at the time was VFR with neglible winds. Pilot was unable to provide exact date of previous flight review but acknowledged it was over 24 months since it had been accomplished.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT INTENDED TO LAND HIS PA-18 ON A GRAVEL BAR IN THE TALKEETNA RIVER, APPROXIMATELY 45 NE OF TALKEETNA, AK. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAR DOWN THE AREA, BOUNCED AND FLOATED. PILOT THEN INITIATED A GO AROUND. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WITH IMMEDIATE POWER AND HE WENT OFF THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR INTO THE BUSHES. PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH NEGLIBLE WINDS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE EXACT DATE OF PREVIOUS FLIGHT REVIEW BUT ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS OVER 24 MONTHS SINCE IT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.