What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Stakeholder was flying with another aircraft performing local area familiarization
The weather was blue skies (VFR) with no wind
Stakeholder decided to land at the picnic strip at knik glacier
The air strip is unimproved and covered with gravel and dirt
After touchdown the right MLG hit an unseen rock causing the right main landing gear to separate from the aircraft
As the FAA filed it
STAKEHOLDER WAS FLYING WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PERFORMING LOCAL AREA FAMILIARIZATION
THE WEATHER WAS BLUE SKIES (VFR) WITH NO WIND
STAKEHOLDER DECIDED TO LAND AT THE PICNIC STRIP AT KNIK GLACIER
THE AIR STRIP IS UNIMPROVED AND COVERED WITH GRAVEL AND DIRT
AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MLG HIT AN UNSEEN ROCK CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.