What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
From the pilots own statement:
"Arrived at the aircraft approx 1 hr prior to planned departure for normal preflight duties, weather/sigmet/airmet/notams check via foreflight, additional wind check via windy app, full aircraft preflight check, nothing noted.
Departed pamr, approx 1230L, rwy 23, campbell departure, weather at departure: 250/5, unrestricted vis, ceiling >15,000', random VFR enroute flight at various altitudes to San Juan Bay (montague island), arrived from the northwest of San Juan Bay, slow descent to 1,000' msl/agl, offset over
Flight of the beach X2 to examine the landing surface, weather at arrival: 180/5, unrestricted vis, ceiling >15,000', high tide forecast of +10' at
1525L, noted (2) aircraft already parked on the upper beach, ensured length/width of beach was
Sufficient (estimate approx 4,000' x 300' available), made right traffic w/appropriate CTAF calls on 122.9, following second pass.
Configured for landing, flare was uneventful, surface still appeared suitable to land (time approx 1335L), aircraft touched the sand went slightly airborne again, maintained landing attitude, aircraft touched the sand a second time, aircraft slowed significantly causing the aircraft to
Tip over on its nose, then its back.
Immediately shut off the master, nav/beacon, magnetos, and fuel selector, ensured all occupants were in a suitable condition to evacuate the aircraft, initiated evacuation w/assembly higher on the beach away from the aircraft".
As the FAA filed it
FROM THE PILOTS OWN STATEMENT:
"ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT APPROX 1 HR PRIOR TO PLANNED DEPARTURE FOR NORMAL PREFLIGHT DUTIES, WEATHER/SIGMET/AIRMET/NOTAMS CHECK VIA FOREFLIGHT, ADDITIONAL WIND CHECK VIA WINDY APP, FULL AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT CHECK, NOTHING NOTED.
DEPARTED PAMR, APPROX 1230L, RWY 23, CAMPBELL DEPARTURE, WEATHER AT DEPARTURE: 250/5, UNRESTRICTED VIS, CEILING >15,000', RANDOM VFR ENROUTE FLIGHT AT VARIOUS ALTITUDES TO SAN JUAN BAY (MONTAGUE ISLAND), ARRIVED FROM THE NORTHWEST OF SAN JUAN BAY, SLOW DESCENT TO 1,000' MSL/AGL, OFFSET OVER
FLIGHT OF THE BEACH X2 TO EXAMINE THE LANDING SURFACE, WEATHER AT ARRIVAL: 180/5, UNRESTRICTED VIS, CEILING >15,000', HIGH TIDE FORECAST OF +10' AT
1525L, NOTED (2) AIRCRAFT ALREADY PARKED ON THE UPPER BEACH, ENSURED LENGTH/WIDTH OF BEACH WAS
SUFFICIENT (ESTIMATE APPROX 4,000' X 300' AVAILABLE), MADE RIGHT TRAFFIC W/APPROPRIATE CTAF CALLS ON 122.9, FOLLOWING SECOND PASS.
CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, FLARE WAS UNEVENTFUL, SURFACE STILL APPEARED SUITABLE TO LAND (TIME APPROX 1335L), AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE SAND WENT SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE AGAIN, MAINTAINED LANDING ATTITUDE, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE SAND A SECOND TIME, AIRCRAFT SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO
TIP OVER ON ITS NOSE, THEN ITS BACK.
IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE MASTER, NAV/BEACON, MAGNETOS, AND FUEL SELECTOR, ENSURED ALL OCCUPANTS WERE IN A SUITABLE CONDITION TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT, INITIATED EVACUATION W/ASSEMBLY HIGHER ON THE BEACH AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT".
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.