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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Daniel R Dufault DENALI CUB · Phippsburg, ME · May 11, 2018

Date: May 11, 2018 · 19:15 local
Place: Phippsburg, ME
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N838A
Reported as: Daniel R Dufault Denali CUB
Reported engine: Aerotec 0-320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 230 total150 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N838ARegistered now · Daniel R Dufault DENALI CUBS/N 83812017 Airframe modelDaniel R Dufault DENALI CUB Engine modelAerotec O-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N838A departed the spurwick farm airfield (turf) in cape elizabeth, Maine, for a VFR flight along the coast of Maine. Over the Phippsburg, Maine area PIC noticed that the front right cowing fastener had come undone. Pilot decided to make a precautionary landing on popham beach to fix the cowling. Pilot elected to land on the beach, the initial contact point appeared to be on firm sand, as the aircraft slowed, the sand became softer and the front wheels sank in soft sand. The tail lifted off the ground and the nose contacted the sand. The aircraft ended up on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

N838A DEPARTED THE SPURWICK FARM AIRFIELD (TURF) IN CAPE ELIZABETH, MAINE, FOR A VFR FLIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE. OVER THE PHIPPSBURG, MAINE AREA PIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT COWING FASTENER HAD COME UNDONE. PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON POPHAM BEACH TO FIX THE COWLING. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE BEACH, THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT APPEARED TO BE ON FIRM SAND, AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE SAND BECAME SOFTER AND THE FRONT WHEELS SANK IN SOFT SAND. THE TAIL LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE NOSE CONTACTED THE SAND. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON IT'S BACK.