20090516025189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Dry Bay, AK · May 16, 2009

Date: May 16, 2009 · 13:25 local
Place: Dry Bay, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2054G
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2054GRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 51354 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 16, 2009, about 1325 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N2054G, nosed down on a loose and sandy beach during an off airport precautionary landing following a partial loss of engine power at Dry Bay, Alaska. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. The certificated commercial pilot and one passenger sustained no injuries. The airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller, nose gear strut, and lower engine cowling. The personal cross country flight was in a descent when the engine began running rough. Carburetor heat was applied and the engine became rougher. The pilot elected to land the aircraft on the beach. During touchdown the aircraft's nose wheel dug into the sand and the aircraft came up upon its nose. A mechanic from yakutat, Alaska replaced the propeller and damaged nose gear strut and the aircraft was flown to yakutat for further repair via special flight permit.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 16, 2009, ABOUT 1325 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A, N2054G, NOSED DOWN ON A LOOSE AND SANDY BEACH DURING AN OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT DRY BAY, ALASKA. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR STRUT, AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS IN A DESCENT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGHER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE BEACH. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP UPON ITS NOSE. A MECHANIC FROM YAKUTAT, ALASKA REPLACED THE PROPELLER AND DAMAGED NOSE GEAR STRUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO YAKUTAT FOR FURTHER REPAIR VIA SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT.