What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was landing his 8GCBC on a rough sand bar near Northway Alaska. He has landed on this sandbar many times before. He lined up to land and felt some turbulent air. The touchdown was hard and he heard a "pop". Once stopped he looked at the aircraft and found the leaf spring on the tailwheel had broken in half. No other damage was found on the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS LANDING HIS 8GCBC ON A ROUGH SAND BAR NEAR NORTHWAY ALASKA. HE HAS LANDED ON THIS SANDBAR MANY TIMES BEFORE. HE LINED UP TO LAND AND FELT SOME TURBULENT AIR. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD AND HE HEARD A "POP". ONCE STOPPED HE LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LEAF SPRING ON THE TAILWHEEL HAD BROKEN IN HALF. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE AIRCRAFT.
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