What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 15, 2024, at 7:54 pm Alaska time Piper PA-18-105 special privacy data omitted was involved in an accident at coordinates N61 26.728 W150 31.911 approximately 22 nautical miles NE of Beluga Airport (pabg). This accident caused substantial damage to the wing of the aircraft in flight due to striking an object, a stump on the ground approximately 6 feet tall, and posing imminent risk of serious injury or death to persons on the surface standing next to the stump that was impacted and causing substantial risk to pilot and passenger in the accident aircraft.
After striking the object, the accident flight continued to lake hood strip (lhd), where the damage was assessed by the pilot and no report was made to the NTSB at that time (April 15, 2024). FAA inspectors received evidence in September 2024 of the severity of the accident that caused substantial damage to the aircraft through receipt of a video of the accident flight on April 15, 2024. A report was then made in September of 2024 by the accident pilot to the NTSB who classified it as an accident at that time.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 15, 2024, AT 7:54 PM ALASKA TIME PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT COORDINATES N61 26.728 W150 31.911 APPROXIMATELY 22 NAUTICAL MILES NE OF BELUGA AIRPORT (PABG). THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT DUE TO STRIKING AN OBJECT, A STUMP ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET TALL, AND POSING IMMINENT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO PERSONS ON THE SURFACE STANDING NEXT TO THE STUMP THAT WAS IMPACTED AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO PILOT AND PASSENGER IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.
AFTER STRIKING THE OBJECT, THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAKE HOOD STRIP (LHD), WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY THE PILOT AND NO REPORT WAS MADE TO THE NTSB AT THAT TIME (APRIL 15, 2024). FAA INSPECTORS RECEIVED EVIDENCE IN SEPTEMBER 2024 OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH RECEIPT OF A VIDEO OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT ON APRIL 15, 2024. A REPORT WAS THEN MADE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 BY THE ACCIDENT PILOT TO THE NTSB WHO CLASSIFIED IT AS AN ACCIDENT AT THAT TIME.
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