What happened
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(-23) At 1930Z the pilot, with two passengers, attempted to take off on skis from lake union, which is approx. 4 miles sw of South Haven, MN. VMC conditions prevailed at the time, the winds were 320 at 10 KTS. The snow conditions were sticky and his takeoff run was long. His take off heading was approx. 290 degrees. Once airborne he didn't think he would clear the trees at the end of the lake. He elected to turn to the left and land back on the lake. The turn brought him down wind, the aircraft lost lift, the left wing dipped contacting the snow. The aircraft turned around the left wing tip and the main gear touched down with a severe side load which tore the main gear grom the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest upright approx. 120 feet from where the wing tip first made contact. There were no injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage. (.19) on March 4, 2001, at 1330 CST, a Cessna 170B, N2577D, pilot by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a collision with terrain during a takeoff from a frozen lake near South Haven, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provision of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his passenger reported no injuries. The flight was departing at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of forest lake, minnesoto.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1930Z THE PILOT, WITH TWO PASSENGERS, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON SKIS FROM LAKE UNION, WHICH IS APPROX. 4 MILES SW OF SOUTH HAVEN, MN. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THE WINDS WERE 320 AT 10 KTS. THE SNOW CONDITIONS WERE STICKY AND HIS TAKEOFF RUN WAS LONG. HIS TAKE OFF HEADING WAS APPROX. 290 DEGREES. ONCE AIRBORNE HE DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE. HE ELECTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND LAND BACK ON THE LAKE. THE TURN BROUGHT HIM DOWN WIND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT, THE LEFT WING DIPPED CONTACTING THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AROUND THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN WITH A SEVERE SIDE LOAD WHICH TORE THE MAIN GEAR GROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROX. 120 FEET FROM WHERE THE WING TIP FIRST MADE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON MARCH 4, 2001, AT 1330 CST, A CESSNA 170B, N2577D, PILOT BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE NEAR SOUTH HAVEN, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTO.
NTSB investigation
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