What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was equipped with skis and was making touch and go landings on a frozen lake near Mccall, Idaho. On the third touch and go, the pilot noticed one of the safety cables that was supposed to secure the right ski had broken. This allowed the right ski to ride up in a nose high position during flight. The ski was pointing up instead of level. When the pilot landed the aircraft, the skis nosed into the slush that was covering the ice and the aircraft flipped over onto it's back. Damage occurred to the top of the wings and the tail when it came to rest upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH SKIS AND WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A FROZEN LAKE NEAR MCCALL, IDAHO. ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT NOTICED ONE OF THE SAFETY CABLES THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE RIGHT SKI HAD BROKEN. THIS ALLOWED THE RIGHT SKI TO RIDE UP IN A NOSE HIGH POSITION DURING FLIGHT. THE SKI WAS POINTING UP INSTEAD OF LEVEL. WHEN THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE SKIS NOSED INTO THE SLUSH THAT WAS COVERING THE ICE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TOP OF THE WINGS AND THE TAIL WHEN IT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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