What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On a part 135 flight from seldovia AK to Homer AK the engine quit over yucon island. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing on the south east beach of the island. The aircraft was in a steep right bank lining up with the beach, flight heading 330 degrees when the right wing tip dug into the sand/gravel beach pulling the nose wheel and nose of the aircraft into the sand. The aircraft bounced 30 feet in the air and came to a stop. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the four occupants received serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON A PART 135 FLIGHT FROM SELDOVIA AK TO HOMER AK THE ENGINE QUIT OVER YUCON ISLAND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SOUTH EAST BEACH OF THE ISLAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK LINING UP WITH THE BEACH, FLIGHT HEADING 330 DEGREES WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP DUG INTO THE SAND/GRAVEL BEACH PULLING THE NOSE WHEEL AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SAND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 30 FEET IN THE AIR AND CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FOUR OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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