What happened
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(-23) Pilot (200 lbs) picked up 4 adult males (760 lbs) with baggage (304 lbs), and approximately 1400 lbs. Of freight, with an estimated 1400 to 1450 lbs fuel onboard. Freight was loaded in aft half of cabin, baggage loaded in front 3/4THS of cargo pod. Pilot departed scc on an IFR flight plan. Destination travelling seismic camp (near puviak lake) personnel were contacted by pilot near time of departure from scc and gave pilot wind/pressure/1.5 miles visibility. Pilot canceled IFR and descended through clouds/fog to 500 feet. Pilot contacted camp personnel twice within 10 minutes of accident and was given 500 foot ceiling and 6/10 mile visibility in fog. Pilot overflew camp and ice runway on lake, and was making wide circling left turn back to runway at low speed when aircraft began roll and/or pitch oscillations. Passengers specifically mentioned a decelleration followed by a sense that the tail was moving up and down. The pilot applied full power and the aircraft struck the ground with the prop in a nose/left wing low altitude, sliding upright about 300 feet to a stop approximately 1/2 to 8/10 mile runway. Leading edge ice was photographed on aircraft deice boots 3/06 and 3/09/02.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT (200 LBS) PICKED UP 4 ADULT MALES (760 LBS) WITH BAGGAGE (304 LBS), AND APPROXIMATELY 1400 LBS. OF FREIGHT, WITH AN ESTIMATED 1400 TO 1450 LBS FUEL ONBOARD. FREIGHT WAS LOADED IN AFT HALF OF CABIN, BAGGAGE LOADED IN FRONT 3/4THS OF CARGO POD. PILOT DEPARTED SCC ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. DESTINATION TRAVELLING SEISMIC CAMP (NEAR PUVIAK LAKE) PERSONNEL WERE CONTACTED BY PILOT NEAR TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM SCC AND GAVE PILOT WIND/PRESSURE/1.5 MILES VISIBILITY. PILOT CANCELED IFR AND DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS/FOG TO 500 FEET. PILOT CONTACTED CAMP PERSONNEL TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF ACCIDENT AND WAS GIVEN 500 FOOT CEILING AND 6/10 MILE VISIBILITY IN FOG. PILOT OVERFLEW CAMP AND ICE RUNWAY ON LAKE, AND WAS MAKING WIDE CIRCLING LEFT TURN BACK TO RUNWAY AT LOW SPEED WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLL AND/OR PITCH OSCILLATIONS. PASSENGERS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED A DECELLERATION FOLLOWED BY A SENSE THAT THE TAIL WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE PROP IN A NOSE/LEFT WING LOW ALTITUDE, SLIDING UPRIGHT ABOUT 300 FEET TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 8/10 MILE RUNWAY. LEADING EDGE ICE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED ON AIRCRAFT DEICE BOOTS 3/06 AND 3/09/02.
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