What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed a frozen lake near Trading Bay. While enroute he states that he had an RPM loss and decided to make a precautionary landing at Trading Bay. When pilot overflew airport he noted an aicraft near the runway and decided to land beyond it. He states he landed about the midway point of the runway. He touched down near the helipad area and he did not apply any brakes, stating that he had plenty of runway. He states that when he did apply them he discovered that the runway was glare ice and he could not stop. He states that he did not have enough room to go around and the aircraft impacted a snow berm. Pilot states that the landing gear box, tire and one wing was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED A FROZEN LAKE NEAR TRADING BAY. WHILE ENROUTE HE STATES THAT HE HAD AN RPM LOSS AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT TRADING BAY. WHEN PILOT OVERFLEW AIRPORT HE NOTED AN AICRAFT NEAR THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND BEYOND IT. HE STATES HE LANDED ABOUT THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY. HE TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE HELIPAD AREA AND HE DID NOT APPLY ANY BRAKES, STATING THAT HE HAD PLENTY OF RUNWAY. HE STATES THAT WHEN HE DID APPLY THEM HE DISCOVERED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS GLARE ICE AND HE COULD NOT STOP. HE STATES THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SNOW BERM. PILOT STATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR BOX, TIRE AND ONE WING WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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