What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and instructor flew patterns for about an hour on 09-11-2010 at King Ranch private airstrip in Sutton, Alaska. The instructor deplaned and the pilot flew several more patterns. On the last landing, landed long and the pilot decided to go around. Application of full throttle caused engine sputter and the aircraft contacted the ground hard. The pilot applied heavy brakes to stay out of the trees, and the aircraft flipped over. The prop was bent, motor mounts damaged, right strut bent, and top of the rudder crushed. The original report states this accident happened at chickaloon, Alaska but it actually happened in Sutton, Alaska at the King Ranch private airstrip (AK59) which is approximately 14 miles from palmer, Alaska.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR FLEW PATTERNS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON 09-11-2010 AT KING RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN SUTTON, ALASKA. THE INSTRUCTOR DEPLANED AND THE PILOT FLEW SEVERAL MORE PATTERNS. ON THE LAST LANDING, LANDED LONG AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. APPLICATION OF FULL THROTTLE CAUSED ENGINE SPUTTER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD. THE PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES TO STAY OUT OF THE TREES, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PROP WAS BENT, MOTOR MOUNTS DAMAGED, RIGHT STRUT BENT, AND TOP OF THE RUDDER CRUSHED.THE ORIGINAL REPORT STATES THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT CHICKALOON, ALASKA BUT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN SUTTON, ALASKA AT THE KING RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (AK59) WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES FROM PALMER, ALASKA.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N35589 · 1
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