What happened
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This landing accident occurred during the second landing of the day at the same general location. After the first landing, the airman walked the sand bar landing surface, noting soft areas and other areas to avoid, and estimated approximately 1,200 feet of available landing surface at this off airport gravel/sand bar.
During the second (accident) landing approach, the airman touched down from an on speed, 3 point landing with engine power at idle. The front wheels hit a slight rise in the surface, causing a bounce and subsequently the front tires dug into the soft surface, causing the aircraft to flip onto it's back, pointed in the opposite direction. The airman shut down all aircraft systems and egressed. No injuries to the sole pilot occupant. Aircraft substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THIS LANDING ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND LANDING OF THE DAY AT THE SAME GENERAL LOCATION. AFTER THE FIRST LANDING, THE AIRMAN WALKED THE SAND BAR LANDING SURFACE, NOTING SOFT AREAS AND OTHER AREAS TO AVOID, AND ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET OF AVAILABLE LANDING SURFACE AT THIS OFF AIRPORT GRAVEL/SAND BAR.
DURING THE SECOND (ACCIDENT) LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRMAN TOUCHED DOWN FROM AN ON SPEED, 3 POINT LANDING WITH ENGINE POWER AT IDLE. THE FRONT WHEELS HIT A SLIGHT RISE IN THE SURFACE, CAUSING A BOUNCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE FRONT TIRES DUG INTO THE SOFT SURFACE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO IT'S BACK, POINTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE AIRMAN SHUT DOWN ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND EGRESSED. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE PILOT OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
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