What happened
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On June 13, 2012 at 1908 adt, N121KT tookoff from tka when at 1500 MSL, the pilot experienced a rough engine and a loss of power. The pilot turned back to tka and performed emergency procedures to restore power. The engine continued to run poorly to not at all and could not maintain altitude. Pilot called tka fss to report the emergency and to inform them that they were going to land on a sand bar on the east side of the chulitna river. The engine lost all power on final approach. The plane bounced over logs and ditches and hit some small six foot tall trees before coming to a stop at 1916 adt. Damage was evident as follows: dent on tail leading edge, lt evevator was dislodged and bent severely, rt elevator was bent slightly, tail wheel was missing, windshield was broken in a way to indicate that the door posts were bent, lt ski was bent, both main gears were deflected outward.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 13, 2012 AT 1908 ADT, N121KT TOOKOFF FROM TKA WHEN AT 1500 MSL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE AND A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO TKA AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO RESTORE POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN POORLY TO NOT AT ALL AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT CALLED TKA FSS TO REPORT THE EMERGENCY AND TO INFORM THEM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LAND ON A SAND BAR ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CHULITNA RIVER. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PLANE BOUNCED OVER LOGS AND DITCHES AND HIT SOME SMALL SIX FOOT TALL TREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AT 1916 ADT. DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT AS FOLLOWS: DENT ON TAIL LEADING EDGE, LT EVEVATOR WAS DISLODGED AND BENT SEVERELY, RT ELEVATOR WAS BENT SLIGHTLY, TAIL WHEEL WAS MISSING, WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN IN A WAY TO INDICATE THAT THE DOOR POSTS WERE BENT, LT SKI WAS BENT, BOTH MAIN GEARS WERE DEFLECTED OUTWARD.
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