What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an emergency descent/landing near Lamar, CO. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot. The instrument-rated commercial pilot and his one passenger sustained minor injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight. The cross country flight originated from centennial airport, CO at 1242 local time and was destined for garden city regional airport, garden city, Kansas. According to the pilot, ice began to accumulate on the wings and windshield of the airplane. They deviated to Lamar Municipal Airport Lamar, CO. However, ice continued to accumulate and a forced landing was executed in a field short of the runway. During the forced landing, both wing spars sustained damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING NEAR LAMAR, CO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE INSTRUMENT-RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO AT 1242 LOCAL TIME AND WAS DESTINED FOR GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ICE BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINGS AND WINDSHIELD OF THE AIRPLANE. THEY DEVIATED TO LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LAMAR, CO. HOWEVER, ICE CONTINUED TO ACCUMULATE AND A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, BOTH WING SPARS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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