What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 8, 2024, about 1614 pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built, Murphy Moose aircraft, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ocean Shores, Washington. The pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that due to his injuries, he did not recall any events of the accident flight. Witnesses located near the accident location reported that they observed the accident airplane
Approach runway 33 from the south, touch down on the runway, then took off again to the north. The witnesses stated that shortly thereafter, the airplane banked to the right and
Descended to the ground in a nose low attitude. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the airplane impacted the ground about 150 ft east of runway 33, at the Ocean Shores Municipal Airport (W04) Ocean Shores, Washington. The fuselage and both wings were substantially damaged. The automated weather observation station at bowerman airport, hoquiam, Washington, located about 10 miles east of the accident site reported that, about 21 minutes before the time of the accident, wind was from 260° at 15 knots, and about 39 minutes after the accident, wind from 270° at 9 knots. Witnesses located at W04, reported that it was a “windy day” at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 8, 2024, ABOUT 1614 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT, MURPHY MOOSE AIRCRAFT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DUE TO HIS INJURIES, HE DID NOT RECALL ANY EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. WITNESSES LOCATED NEAR THE ACCIDENT LOCATION REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE
APPROACH RUNWAY 33 FROM THE SOUTH, TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN TO THE NORTH. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND
DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 150 FT EAST OF RUNWAY 33, AT THE OCEAN SHORES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (W04) OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON. THE FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION AT BOWERMAN AIRPORT, HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON, LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT, ABOUT 21 MINUTES BEFORE THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WIND WAS FROM 260° AT 15 KNOTS, AND ABOUT 39 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WIND FROM 270° AT 9 KNOTS. WITNESSES LOCATED AT W04, REPORTED THAT IT WAS A “WINDY DAY” AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.