What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during taxi for takeoff, FAR135, revenue flight -3 pax -aircraft wheel dropped into expansion crack on lake-of-the-woods. Main gear, l wing, prop & airframe substantially damaged. No injuries. No flight plan was filed. A more thorough inspection of the lake ice surface may have revealed the crack that developed following an ambient air temp warm-up. Pilot and operator reviewed procedures for avoiding expansion cracks in the future.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, FAR135, REVENUE FLIGHT -3 PAX -AIRCRAFT WHEEL DROPPED INTO EXPANSION CRACK ON LAKE-OF-THE-WOODS. MAIN GEAR, L WING, PROP & AIRFRAME SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE LAKE ICE SURFACE MAY HAVE REVEALED THE CRACK THAT DEVELOPED FOLLOWING AN AMBIENT AIR TEMP WARM-UP. PILOT AND OPERATOR REVIEWED PROCEDURES FOR AVOIDING EXPANSION CRACKS IN THE FUTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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