What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/05/2022 at approximatley 05:00 pm PIC departed from a beach on the west coast of Montague island. Shorlty after departing the PIC determined the weather deteriorated byond her intial assesment and could no longer fly VFR and returned to land on on the beach from which she departed. While maneuvering on final approach the aircraft stalled, PIC failed to recover, ran out of altitude, and landed substantially damaging the left wing. The PIC and passenger exited the aircraft safely and received no injuries. PIC notified the coast guard who then retieved them from the accident site and transported them to anchorage. The aircraft was recovered a few days later and transported to the owners hanger in girdwood.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/05/2022 AT APPROXIMATLEY 05:00 PM PIC DEPARTED FROM A BEACH ON THE WEST COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SHORLTY AFTER DEPARTING THE PIC DETERMINED THE WEATHER DETERIORATED BYOND HER INTIAL ASSESMENT AND COULD NO LONGER FLY VFR AND RETURNED TO LAND ON ON THE BEACH FROM WHICH SHE DEPARTED. WHILE MANEUVERING ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, PIC FAILED TO RECOVER, RAN OUT OF ALTITUDE, AND LANDED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. THE PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. PIC NOTIFIED THE COAST GUARD WHO THEN RETIEVED THEM FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AND TRANSPORTED THEM TO ANCHORAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED A FEW DAYS LATER AND TRANSPORTED TO THE OWNERS HANGER IN GIRDWOOD.
NTSB investigation
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