What happened
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(-23) Float equipped aircraft departed lake hood, anchorage, Alaska to cheltana lake. At approximately 1430 hours pilot heard a "snap" sound from the engine and noticed a vibration, the engine lost power. Pilot located a lake to make an emergency landing. The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft and overshot the lake and hit the trees on the bank. There is damage to leading edges of both wings and right float. The ELT was activated, the rescue coordination center dispatched an air national guard helicopter. The pilot and passenger were recovered and returned to anchorage. No injuries. Aircraft was sold and retrieved by buyer. Will amend this form when pilot can bring in pilot logs and new aircraft owner is back in town to look at aircraft logs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE HOOD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO CHELTANA LAKE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS PILOT HEARD A "SNAP" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED A VIBRATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT LOCATED A LAKE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND OVERSHOT THE LAKE AND HIT THE TREES ON THE BANK. THERE IS DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS AND RIGHT FLOAT. THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED, THE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER DISPATCHED AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS SOLD AND RETRIEVED BY BUYER. WILL AMEND THIS FORM WHEN PILOT CAN BRING IN PILOT LOGS AND NEW AIRCRAFT OWNER IS BACK IN TOWN TO LOOK AT AIRCRAFT LOGS.
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