What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 16 @ approximately 1200 hrs, while returning from mcarthur flats, with no passenger, pilot landed on the Beach near Stariski river outlet.
The weather was partly cloudy with no significant wind. The Beach was smooth. Pilot made a good 3 point landing, aircraft struck a driftwood tree on the Beach a with the left wing. Pilot had seen the tree but a branch from the tree wasn?t apparent. It caught the left wing and spun the plane around (ground loop). There was no malfunction of the aircraft equipment.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 16 @ APPROXIMATELY 1200 HRS, WHILE RETURNING FROM MCARTHUR FLATS, WITH NO PASSENGER, PILOT LANDED ON THE BEACH NEAR STARISKI RIVER OUTLET.
THE WEATHER WAS PARTLY CLOUDY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WIND. THE BEACH WAS SMOOTH. PILOT MADE A GOOD 3 POINT LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRIFTWOOD TREE ON THE BEACH A WITH THE LEFT WING. PILOT HAD SEEN THE TREE BUT A BRANCH FROM THE TREE WASN?T APPARENT. IT CAUGHT THE LEFT WING AND SPUN THE PLANE AROUND (GROUND LOOP). THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT.
NTSB investigation
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