Accident Details
During a cross-country business flight conducted under Title 14, CFR Part 91, an airline transport certificated pilot landed the airplane on a gravel bar. Following receipt of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal, search and rescue aircraft responded to the area of the landing site. The airplane was located overturned, but the pilot declined rescue.
Damage Assessment
The pilot reported via e-mail to the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge (IIC) that the airplane sustained damage to the propeller, a wingtip, and the top of the vertical stabilizer, and indicated that a major repair would likely be necessary. The NTSB IIC confirmed the damage with recovery personnel, who reported structural damage to the fuselage at the upper left cabin, the leading edges of both wings, the top of the vertical stabilizer, and the top of the rudder.