What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Departed grand strand airport (kcre) at approximately 1715 EDT in route to wilmington international airport (kilm) for the evening. While on his flight,privacy data omitted noticed a sandbar (jay bird shoals, northwest of Bald Head island) and decided to land to take pictures. According to the report, around 1800 EDT, he set up for landing on the area that appeared to be the hardest packed sand. After touch down and rollout the main wheels dug into the sand and the aircraft flipped over onto it's back. The aircraft remained intact with no debris field.
The pilot sustained only minor injuries of a facial laceration.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (KCRE) AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 EDT IN ROUTE TO WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KILM) FOR THE EVENING. WHILE ON HIS FLIGHT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED A SANDBAR (JAY BIRD SHOALS, NORTHWEST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND) AND DECIDED TO LAND TO TAKE PICTURES. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, AROUND 1800 EDT, HE SET UP FOR LANDING ON THE AREA THAT APPEARED TO BE THE HARDEST PACKED SAND. AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND ROLLOUT THE MAIN WHEELS DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED INTACT WITH NO DEBRIS FIELD.
THE PILOT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES OF A FACIAL LACERATION.
NTSB investigation
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