What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight was from talkeetna to the mountain house strip near Ruth Glacier. The Glacier landing was normal but as the pilot finished his rollout and slowed to make a 180 degree turn to taxi to parking, he heard a small pop, and felt the aircraft settle slightly to the right. Pilot immediately stopped and shut down the aircraft and got out to inspect. Upon inspection he noticed the right side of the aircraft sitting visibly lower than the left. He expected that a landing gear leg or bracket had broken, and the decision was made to have the aircraft lifted back to talkeetna by helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT WAS FROM TALKEETNA TO THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE STRIP NEAR RUTH GLACIER. THE GLACIER LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT AS THE PILOT FINISHED HIS ROLLOUT AND SLOWED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI TO PARKING, HE HEARD A SMALL POP, AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT. UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SITTING VISIBLY LOWER THAN THE LEFT. HE EXPECTED THAT A LANDING GEAR LEG OR BRACKET HAD BROKEN, AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED BACK TO TALKEETNA BY HELICOPTER.
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