What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was doing practice "touch and go" landings on a sand bar along the tanana river. privacy data omitted Accomplished multiple touch and go landings on the evening of July 16. When he accomplished his last touchdown the right tire hit a "lip" on the edge of the sandbar causing the right landing gear to collapse, buckle, and fold up under the aircraft. When the aircraft lurched forward the propeller also struck the sand but was not a sudden stoppage. The pilot sustained no injuries and the aircraft only sustained right landing gear damage and minor propeller damage.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING PRACTICE "TOUCH AND GO" LANDINGS ON A SAND BAR ALONG THE TANANA RIVER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON THE EVENING OF JULY 16. WHEN HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS LAST TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT TIRE HIT A "LIP" ON THE EDGE OF THE SANDBAR CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE, BUCKLE, AND FOLD UP UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LURCHED FORWARD THE PROPELLER ALSO STRUCK THE SAND BUT WAS NOT A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT ONLY SUSTAINED RIGHT LANDING GEAR DAMAGE AND MINOR PROPELLER DAMAGE.
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