What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 9, 2008, at approximately 4:00 pm Alaska daylight time (adt), an inland aviation services, inc. flight, number 004 sustained substantial damage while landing in heavy rain at the little cinnabar mining strip. The flight was conducted under 14 cft part 135 as a charter flight from Aniak to the little cinnabar mining strip, a closed mine approximately 60 miles south east of Aniak, Alaska. The aircraft, N1754U, a Cessna 207, departed Aniak (ani) on a company VFR flight plan. privacy data omitted The pilot and company owner indicated that the flight plan route was ani to the little cinnabar mining strip leaving hunters and returning to ani. The flight depared at 3:12 pm and the accident was at 3:42 pm. The flight had approximately 2 hours of fuel and three persons on board. The weather at the time of the accident was reported to be VFR, with 10 miles visibility, heavy rain, and winds 3 T0 5 knots cross the landing strip. The landing strip had gravel on both ends with dirt through the middle it also sloped to the left. The pilot stated that he made his landing to the north at the little cinnabar mining strip. The pilot also stated that upon landing the airplane was starting to get to the left of centerline. He stated that he started using right brake with right rudder and full righ taileron at the that time for nose fork broke off bringing the airplane to quick halt. The aircraft damage description, according to tom petrie the director of maintenance is that the nose fork bolts sheared off causing damages to the propeller, the left wing tip, the inboard left wing and aft spar, and the left side of the fuselage in the flap area. The aircraft involved is capstone equipped.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME (ADT), AN INLAND AVIATION SERVICES, INC. FLIGHT, NUMBER 004 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING IN HEAVY RAIN AT THE LITTLE CINNABAR MINING STRIP. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFT PART 135 AS A CHARTER FLIGHT FROM ANIAK TO THE LITTLE CINNABAR MINING STRIP, A CLOSED MINE APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES SOUTH EAST OF ANIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT, N1754U, A CESSNA 207, DEPARTED ANIAK (ANI) ON A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT AND COMPANY OWNER INDICATED THAT THE FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE WAS ANI TO THE LITTLE CINNABAR MINING STRIP LEAVING HUNTERS AND RETURNING TO ANI. THE FLIGHT DEPARED AT 3:12 PM AND THE ACCIDENT WAS AT 3:42 PM. THE FLIGHT HAD APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF FUEL AND THREE PERSONS ON BOARD. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO BE VFR, WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY, HEAVY RAIN, AND WINDS 3 T0 5 KNOTS CROSS THE LANDING STRIP. THE LANDING STRIP HAD GRAVEL ON BOTH ENDS WITH DIRT THROUGH THE MIDDLE IT ALSO SLOPED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE HIS LANDING TO THE NORTH AT THE LITTLE CINNABAR MINING STRIP. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE WAS STARTING TO GET TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED USING RIGHT BRAKE WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL RIGH TAILERON AT THE THAT TIME FOR NOSE FORK BROKE OFF BRINGING THE AIRPLANE TO QUICK HALT. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DESCRIPTION, ACCORDING TO TOM PETRIE THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE IS THAT THE NOSE FORK BOLTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE PROPELLER, THE LEFT WING TIP, THE INBOARD LEFT WING AND AFT SPAR, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE IN THE FLAP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IS CAPSTONE EQUIPPED.
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