What happened
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On 07/11/2021 at 1319 hours the Alaska state troopers in fairbanks were contacted by the iercc who passed on information
About an in-reach activation approximately 9 miles northwest of mile 131 elliott highway. The iercc reported privacy data omitted contacted them via in-reach and reported he damaged his plane during a landing and he was not in
Need of emergency evacuation. The messages indicatedprivacy data omitted was flying with a group of 4 other planes and he was
Attempting a landing resulting in his aircraft being disabled. The other planes were not able to land in the area to assist in
Extracting privacy data omitted.
I contacted the on call sar coordinator and was put in contact with rcc. Through coordination it was determined ast helo
2 Would respond to collect the pilot. Trooper privacy data omitted responded in helo 2 to the coordinates provided and located
The plane.
The plane was upside down on top of a mountain in an area which had knee-high clumps of grass. There was parallel tire
Marks leading up to the plane for approximately 120-150 yards and disturbed vegetation where the tires made hard contact just
Before the plane flipped. privacy data omitted Reported no injuries and stated he was testing the surface to see if it was suitable for landing.
privacy data omitted Stated he was near stall speed when the tires caught and his plane flipped over. Warner stated he removed the ELT
And verified it was off when ast arrived. privacy data omitted Was transported back to fairbanks in helo 2 without incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/11/2021 AT 1319 HOURS THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS IN FAIRBANKS WERE CONTACTED BY THE IERCC WHO PASSED ON INFORMATION
ABOUT AN IN-REACH ACTIVATION APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILE 131 ELLIOTT HIGHWAY. THE IERCC REPORTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THEM VIA IN-REACH AND REPORTED HE DAMAGED HIS PLANE DURING A LANDING AND HE WAS NOT IN
NEED OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THE MESSAGES INDICATED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING WITH A GROUP OF 4 OTHER PLANES AND HE WAS
ATTEMPTING A LANDING RESULTING IN HIS AIRCRAFT BEING DISABLED. THE OTHER PLANES WERE NOT ABLE TO LAND IN THE AREA TO ASSIST IN
EXTRACTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
I CONTACTED THE ON CALL SAR COORDINATOR AND WAS PUT IN CONTACT WITH RCC. THROUGH COORDINATION IT WAS DETERMINED AST HELO
2 WOULD RESPOND TO COLLECT THE PILOT. TROOPER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED IN HELO 2 TO THE COORDINATES PROVIDED AND LOCATED
THE PLANE.
THE PLANE WAS UPSIDE DOWN ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN IN AN AREA WHICH HAD KNEE-HIGH CLUMPS OF GRASS. THERE WAS PARALLEL TIRE
MARKS LEADING UP TO THE PLANE FOR APPROXIMATELY 120-150 YARDS AND DISTURBED VEGETATION WHERE THE TIRES MADE HARD CONTACT JUST
BEFORE THE PLANE FLIPPED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED NO INJURIES AND STATED HE WAS TESTING THE SURFACE TO SEE IF IT WAS SUITABLE FOR LANDING.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS NEAR STALL SPEED WHEN THE TIRES CAUGHT AND HIS PLANE FLIPPED OVER. WARNER STATED HE REMOVED THE ELT
AND VERIFIED IT WAS OFF WHEN AST ARRIVED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO FAIRBANKS IN HELO 2 WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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