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FAA incident report · Tcraft F-21A · Whitebird, ID · December 30, 2008

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Date
December 30, 2008 · 15:45 local
Place
Whitebird, ID
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2006S
Reported as
Tcraft F21A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N2006SRegistered now · Taylorcraft F-21AS/N F-1502Airframe modelTaylorcraft F-21AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On December 30, 2008 at 1545 hours PST N2006S a 1983 Taylorcraft F-21A received minor damage as a result of landing in the salmon river near Whitebird, Idaho. The commercial pilot received minor injuries as a result of the incident, but was forced into an overnight survival situation due to the remote location of the incident. During an interview the pilot stated the engine hesitated as he rapidly applied power to land on this small rocky island until the gear hit the water and then regained full power. An examination of the aircraft cannot verify any mechanical malfunction of the engine. This aircraft was equipped with 26 inch Alaska tundra tires and an oversized tail wheel for off airport operations. The aircraft’s damage was limited to the prop and the engine cowling as a result of landing in the river. After nine days in the river prior to retrieval with a helicopter, the aircraft received substantial damage. No flight plan or weather data was obtained by the commercial pilot prior to the flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 30, 2008 AT 1545 HOURS PST N2006S A 1983 TAYLORCRAFT F-21A RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF LANDING IN THE SALMON RIVER NEAR WHITEBIRD, IDAHO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, BUT WAS FORCED INTO AN OVERNIGHT SURVIVAL SITUATION DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT. DURING AN INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE HESITATED AS HE RAPIDLY APPLIED POWER TO LAND ON THIS SMALL ROCKY ISLAND UNTIL THE GEAR HIT THE WATER AND THEN REGAINED FULL POWER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT VERIFY ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH 26 INCH ALASKA TUNDRA TIRES AND AN OVERSIZED TAIL WHEEL FOR OFF AIRPORT OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT’S DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROP AND THE ENGINE COWLING AS A RESULT OF LANDING IN THE RIVER. AFTER NINE DAYS IN THE RIVER PRIOR TO RETRIEVAL WITH A HELICOPTER, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER DATA WAS OBTAINED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.