What happened
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Lost power on climbout. Landed in deep snow on frozen lake. Ice crystals in fuel caused fuel starvation. (-23) airman departed stp planning a round robin x-country flight to brd & pkd. A touch and go was executed in brd and pkd. On climb out from pkd a loss of power was noticed. The airman applied carburetor heat but the engine continued to lose power. Airman attempted to return to the pkd airport but was unable and landed on a frozen lake approximately 1 mile west of nevis, MN. Both wings were substantially damaged due to the deep snow on the lake. The prop was damaged as well when the plane tipped up on its nose.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW ON FROZEN LAKE. ICE CRYSTALS IN FUEL CAUSED FUEL STARVATION. (-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED STP PLANNING A ROUND ROBIN X-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BRD & PKD. A TOUCH AND GO WAS EXECUTED IN BRD AND PKD. ON CLIMB OUT FROM PKD A LOSS OF POWER WAS NOTICED. THE AIRMAN APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE PKD AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE AND LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF NEVIS, MN. BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW ON THE LAKE. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED AS WELL WHEN THE PLANE TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE.
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