What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC and passenger departed paq airport for a sightseeing flight. They landed on a gravel bar up the knik river drainage. Upon departure from the gravel bar they climbed 200 to 300 feet and started to lose engine power. The PIC looked for a place to land. They made a hard forced landing on a gravel bar. The aircraft bounced a couple times due to the alaskan bush wheels. The right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its nose.
As the FAA filed it
PIC AND PASSENGER DEPARTED PAQ AIRPORT FOR A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. THEY LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR UP THE KNIK RIVER DRAINAGE. UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE GRAVEL BAR THEY CLIMBED 200 TO 300 FEET AND STARTED TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. THE PIC LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THEY MADE A HARD FORCED LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE TIMES DUE TO THE ALASKAN BUSH WHEELS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.