What happened
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Pilot reported hitting a sinker (wind downdraft) seconds before touching down during a beach landing at okalee spit 53 miles se of Cordova. Pilot stated flaps were at full and he added power but the aircraft continued to descend and then impact the ground. Landing gear was collapsed; aircraft came to rest on its belly. Passenger's nose was broken and pilot was knocked unconscious and his hip was dislocated. A 406 ELT was activated during the crash and pilot and passenger were both wearing shoulder harnesses.5/6/11 accident date, talked with roc and NTSB 5/11/11 I received statement from privacy data omitted(passenger)5/20/11 I received picture of aircraft from privacy data omitted brother. Brother was able to salvage wings and engine from crash site after aircraft was destroyed further by the ocean. Aircraft records were destroyed after the accident by salt water.privacy data omitted Was going thru surgery on his hip and physical therapy and was also on a lot of post accident pain medication. We worked with him and his mother to have him deliver his pilot records to the anchorage FSDO for review when he was able.6/20/11 135 check ride completed with inspector privacy data omitted and inspector privacy data omitted from the anc FSDO.6/23/11 privacy data omitted, an ASI from the anchorage FSDO reviewed privacy data omitted pilot records and found all to be in compliance. This matter is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED HITTING A SINKER (WIND DOWNDRAFT) SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN DURING A BEACH LANDING AT OKALEE SPIT 53 MILES SE OF CORDOVA. PILOT STATED FLAPS WERE AT FULL AND HE ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND THEN IMPACT THE GROUND.LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED; AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY. PASSENGER'S NOSE WAS BROKEN AND PILOT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND HIS HIP WAS DISLOCATED. A 406 ELT WAS ACTIVATED DURING THE CRASH AND PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH WEARING SHOULDER HARNESSES.5/6/11 ACCIDENT DATE, TALKED WITH ROC AND NTSB 5/11/11 I RECEIVED STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(PASSENGER)5/20/11 I RECEIVED PICTURE OF AIRCRAFT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BROTHER. BROTHER WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE WINGS AND ENGINE FROM CRASH SITE AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FURTHER BY THE OCEAN.AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE DESTROYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT BY SALT WATER.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GOING THRU SURGERY ON HIS HIP AND PHYSICAL THERAPY AND WAS ALSO ON A LOT OF POST ACCIDENT PAIN MEDICATION. WE WORKED WITH HIM AND HIS MOTHER TO HAVE HIM DELIVER HIS PILOT RECORDS TO THE ANCHORAGE FSDO FOR REVIEW WHEN HE WAS ABLE.6/20/11 135 CHECK RIDE COMPLETED WITH INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE ANC FSDO.6/23/11 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN ASI FROM THE ANCHORAGE FSDO REVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT RECORDS AND FOUND ALL TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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