From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that during the landing to the sand beach, the soft sand "caught him by surprise" and the propeller impacted the sand. He reported that during the landing sequence, he should have applied power, but applied the brakes instead which resulted in the propeller impacting the sand. The pilot reported that during the landing sequence, there was a "little quartering crosswind." The pilot reported this occurred because of "pilot error." The 406 mhz ELT was activated (59 58.604N, 147 22.945W), and the pilot was recovered by a USAF HH-60G.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING TO THE SAND BEACH, THE SOFT SAND "CAUGHT HIM BY SURPRISE" AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE SAND. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, HE SHOULD HAVE APPLIED POWER, BUT APPLIED THE BRAKES INSTEAD WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER IMPACTING THE SAND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THERE WAS A "LITTLE QUARTERING CROSSWIND." THE PILOT REPORTED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF "PILOT ERROR." THE 406 MHZ ELT WAS ACTIVATED (59 58.604N, 147 22.945W), AND THE PILOT WAS RECOVERED BY A USAF HH-60G.
Other reports on N78635 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.