QUINHAGAK, AK, USA
N53145
CESSNA 172
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR ABOUT 900 FT LONG WITH A PASSENGER TO GO FISHING. LATER, HE TOOK OFF TO THE WEST WITH A SLIGHT HEAD WIND. NEAR THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR WAS A TREE WITH BRANCHES STICKING OUT OF THE WATER. AS THE PILOT TOOK OFF, HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A BRANCH THAT EXTENDED ABOUT 4 FT OUT OF THE WATER. HE REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HIT THE BRANCH AND DUMPED THE PLANE INTO THE RIVER. THE PLANE FLOATED FOR A TIME AND THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED WITHOUT INJURY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON THE GRAVEL BAR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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