What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 8/20/2011, aircraft safely landed on beach at Silver Salmon creek Alaska. After sightseeing excursion, during departure rollout, aircraft's right main wheel sunk into soft wet sand pulling nose of aircraft towards water. Aircraft propeller struck water damaging propeller. Once left main sunk into soft wet sand, aircraft was pulled to the left stopping with tail of aircraft in the water. Only damage to aircraft was propeller, however, prop strike requires complete teardown of engine. Aircraft propeller was replaced in field and ferried to nikiski AK on a ferry permit without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/20/2011, AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED ON BEACH AT SILVER SALMON CREEK ALASKA. AFTER SIGHTSEEING EXCURSION, DURING DEPARTURE ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SUNK INTO SOFT WET SAND PULLING NOSE OF AIRCRAFT TOWARDS WATER. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK WATER DAMAGING PROPELLER. ONCE LEFT MAIN SUNK INTO SOFT WET SAND, AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED TO THE LEFT STOPPING WITH TAIL OF AIRCRAFT IN THE WATER. ONLY DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS PROPELLER, HOWEVER, PROP STRIKE REQUIRES COMPLETE TEARDOWN OF ENGINE. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS REPLACED IN FIELD AND FERRIED TO NIKISKI AK ON A FERRY PERMIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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