What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot the left wheel-ski snapped the left axle upon take off at 10:15 am. The pilot elected to continue on to the aircraft final destination and declared an emergency landing well ahead of time going into Aniak. At 10:45AM the aircraft landed on a gravel area alongside the Aniak Airport runway. Landing initially on the right wheel ski until the left axle pulled the aircraft to the left, flipped the plane over and the aircraft abruptly halted upside down. The pilot and passenger immediately exited the plane through the right door, unharmed.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LEFT WHEEL-SKI SNAPPED THE LEFT AXLE UPON TAKE OFF AT 10:15 AM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO THE AIRCRAFT FINAL DESTINATION AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WELL AHEAD OF TIME GOING INTO ANIAK. AT 10:45AM THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRAVEL AREA ALONGSIDE THE ANIAK AIRPORT RUNWAY. LANDING INITIALLY ON THE RIGHT WHEEL SKI UNTIL THE LEFT AXLE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, FLIPPED THE PLANE OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY HALTED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE PLANE THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR, UNHARMED.
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