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.
Pilot landed on sand/gravel Beach after completing an overflight of the landing area, bouncing the main gear on the landing area and observing tire marks. During the landing rollout the nose gear sank into a soft spot on the Beach. The prop struck the sand. Aircraft was not able to be moved to a firmer surface before the tide flooded the area.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON SAND/GRAVEL BEACH AFTER COMPLETING AN OVERFLIGHT OF THE LANDING AREA, BOUNCING THE MAIN GEAR ON THE LANDING AREA AND OBSERVING TIRE MARKS. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO A SOFT SPOT ON THE BEACH. THE PROP STRUCK THE SAND. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE MOVED TO A FIRMER SURFACE BEFORE THE TIDE FLOODED THE AREA.
Other reports on N7269E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.