What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed anchorage with no issues and flew 65 miles west to capps creek, on touchdown a capps creek the landing touchdown was long and then hit a swell in the surface and bounced then started the rollout right after the bounce. The pilot felt the speed was still high and applied full power to abort the landing just prior to departing the landing surface. When the aircraft departed the landing surface it went over a ledge and down into a gully while never regaining enough speed to climb. The aircraft came to a rest in a small creek bed after sliding on the soft tundra.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANCHORAGE WITH NO ISSUES AND FLEW 65 MILES WEST TO CAPPS CREEK, ON TOUCHDOWN A CAPPS CREEK THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN WAS LONG AND THEN HIT A SWELL IN THE SURFACE AND BOUNCED THEN STARTED THE ROLLOUT RIGHT AFTER THE BOUNCE. THE PILOT FELT THE SPEED WAS STILL HIGH AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE LANDING SURFACE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LANDING SURFACE IT WENT OVER A LEDGE AND DOWN INTO A GULLY WHILE NEVER REGAINING ENOUGH SPEED TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN A SMALL CREEK BED AFTER SLIDING ON THE SOFT TUNDRA.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N124UA · 2
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