What happened
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On may 16, 2022 at approximately 1622 local time, N927AP, a Taylorcraft F-109 engine failed while on base leg at Goose Bay Airport, Alaska (Z40) during an FAR part 91 flight for the purposes of flight instruction. The aircraft PIC, a CFI conducting tailwheel proficiency flight instruction sustained a minor injury to her arm. The student/private pilot (not qualified to be the PIC due to lack of tailwheel endorsement) was receiving instruction for the purposes of a tailwheel endorsement. After the lost power, the PIC determined that the aircraft may not have enough altitude to glide to the runway and made the decision to land on the tidal area of the cook inlet for which the tide was currently "out" and the touchdown area was a muddy surface. Upon touchdown, the aircraft flipped on its back damaging at least the propeller and vertical stabilizer of the aircraft. The flight crew received local samaritan assistance exiting the aircraft. The NTSB determined the aircraft damage to be substantial.
The Alaska state troopers executed a rescue of the PIC who was unable to climb the 70 foot bluff. Due to the rapid tidal movement, the aircraft was lost into the cook inlet before it could be recovered. The aircraft is presumed to be lost.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 16, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1622 LOCAL TIME, N927AP, A TAYLORCRAFT F-109 ENGINE FAILED WHILE ON BASE LEG AT GOOSE BAY AIRPORT, ALASKA (Z40) DURING AN FAR PART 91 FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSES OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT PIC, A CFI CONDUCTING TAILWHEEL PROFICIENCY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HER ARM. THE STUDENT/PRIVATE PILOT (NOT QUALIFIED TO BE THE PIC DUE TO LACK OF TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT) WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. AFTER THE LOST POWER, THE PIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY AND MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON THE TIDAL AREA OF THE COOK INLET FOR WHICH THE TIDE WAS CURRENTLY "OUT" AND THE TOUCHDOWN AREA WAS A MUDDY SURFACE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK DAMAGING AT LEAST THE PROPELLER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED LOCAL SAMARITAN ASSISTANCE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE NTSB DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS EXECUTED A RESCUE OF THE PIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB THE 70 FOOT BLUFF. DUE TO THE RAPID TIDAL MOVEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST INTO THE COOK INLET BEFORE IT COULD BE RECOVERED. THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESUMED TO BE LOST.
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