What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot filed a company VFR flight plan at approximately 0630 Alaska standard time. Flight departed deadhorse at 7 am headed to Umiat with 7 passengers. Pilot stated he was following another company airplane to the same location. As the pilot was approaching Umiat he noticed he was a few hundred off course to runway. Pilot stated that once he realized he was off course he felt a bump that felt like wake turbulence. The pilot did not notice any loss in altitude. The pilot stated that he was in a flat light situation and the last time he looked at the radar altimeter it read 250 feet. This was the pilots first time flying into this site. The pilot landed short of the runway by a few hundred feet. Substantial damage to the landing gear, left wing tip and propeller. No injuries to the pilot or 7 passengers.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FILED A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 ALASKA STANDARD TIME. FLIGHT DEPARTED DEADHORSE AT 7 AM HEADED TO UMIAT WITH 7 PASSENGERS. PILOT STATED HE WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER COMPANY AIRPLANE TO THE SAME LOCATION. AS THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING UMIAT HE NOTICED HE WAS A FEW HUNDRED OFF COURSE TO RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT ONCE HE REALIZED HE WAS OFF COURSE HE FELT A BUMP THAT FELT LIKE WAKE TURBULENCE. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY LOSS IN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN A FLAT LIGHT SITUATION AND THE LAST TIME HE LOOKED AT THE RADAR ALTIMETER IT READ 250 FEET. THIS WAS THE PILOTS FIRST TIME FLYING INTO THIS SITE. THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BY A FEW HUNDRED FEET. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR 7 PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
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