What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident occurred at 11:40AM on 11/29/2020 in 7EC aerona champ N9721N piloted by privacy data omitted from canton NY. He departed his home base of potsdam (ptd), with plans to meet some friends at a beach location. At 11:40 am he attempted a landing on beach of the great sacandaga lake in Northampton NY, near the sky ranch plateau airport (1F2). His initial attempt resulted in a go-around. On the second attempt, he touched down too fast. As he applied braking, the wheels dug into the sand, resulting in the aircraft flipping up onto its nose, and coming to a stop upside down. Pilot was sole occupant. No reported injuries. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 11:40AM ON 11/29/2020 IN 7EC AERONA CHAMP N9721N PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM CANTON NY. HE DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE OF POTSDAM (PTD), WITH PLANS TO MEET SOME FRIENDS AT A BEACH LOCATION. AT 11:40 AM HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON BEACH OF THE GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE IN NORTHAMPTON NY, NEAR THE SKY RANCH PLATEAU AIRPORT (1F2). HIS INITIAL ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAST. AS HE APPLIED BRAKING, THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SAND, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UP ONTO ITS NOSE, AND COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. NO REPORTED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.