DILLINGHAM, AK, USA
N2542K
LUSCOMBE SL8
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED ON THE BEACH AND DURING THE ROLL OUT THE MAIN WHEELS SANK INTO THE SOFT SAND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
On August 5, 1993, at 1800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Luscombe airplane, N2542K, registered to and operated by the Pilot-in-Command, nosed over during landing on Picnic Beach located near Cape Constantine, Alaska. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Togiak, Alaska, and the destination was the accident site. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The Private Certificated Pilot-in-Command and the passenger were not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. According to the Pilot-in-Command he landed on the beach and the main wheels sank into the soft sand and the airplane nosed over.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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