What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an attempted landing to an ice-covered lake the aircraft struck a heavy gauge telephone cable that was suspended across the south side of the lake. The pilot saw the cable while on short final while landing to the north. He attempted to take evasive action by nosing the aircraft down in an attempt to fly under the wire. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer and rudder caught the wire and the aircraft struck the ice in a nose low attitude. Both pilot and passenger were wearing shoulder harnesses and were not injured. Damage was noted to engine, propeller, landing gear, left wing, horizontal and vertical stabilizer, and rudder. There was some damage to at least one unoccupied residence on the southwest shore from the cable as it broke and contacted the place with some force.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING TO AN ICE-COVERED LAKE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HEAVY GAUGE TELEPHONE CABLE THAT WAS SUSPENDED ACROSS THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAKE. THE PILOT SAW THE CABLE WHILE ON SHORT FINAL WHILE LANDING TO THE NORTH. HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION BY NOSING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY UNDER THE WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER CAUGHT THE WIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ICE IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SHOULDER HARNESSES AND WERE NOT INJURED. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO ENGINE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND RUDDER. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE UNOCCUPIED RESIDENCE ON THE SOUTHWEST SHORE FROM THE CABLE AS IT BROKE AND CONTACTED THE PLACE WITH SOME FORCE.
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