What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Told to inspector on phone by accident pilot's father privacy data omitted: pilot privacy data omitted and second airplane with father flying were enroute to hunting cabin. Father privacy data omitted went ahead to cabin and landed. Pilot privacy data omitted decided to land raised snow shelf meadow to check trapline. According to father the pilot privacy data omitted was in the turn to final, airplane felt solid, next thing the pilot privacy data omitted knew he was on the ground with aircraft on fire. (-23 amendment) interview with the pilot privacy data omitted 4-25-06: on the way back to hunting cabin, decided to stop at trapline to reset trap. Wind 15-20 KTS from north. Circled in left hand pattern to look for suitable landing site in drifting snow. Flaps 1st notch, airspeed 60-70 mph. After 2-3 turns woke up in the snow with airplane on fire. Drug self away from wreckage, then back again to wait for rescue after fire was out. Good VFR day with some blowing snow and setting evening sun. 50 lbs of baggage in back and minimum, but adequate fuel for the flight. No weight and balance issues. Engine operating normally.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TOLD TO INSPECTOR ON PHONE BY ACCIDENT PILOT'S FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^: PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SECOND AIRPLANE WITH FATHER FLYING WERE ENROUTE TO HUNTING CABIN. FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT AHEAD TO CABIN AND LANDED. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO LAND RAISED SNOW SHELF MEADOW TO CHECK TRAPLINE. ACCORDING TO FATHER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE TURN TO FINAL, AIRPLANE FELT SOLID, NEXT THING THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ KNEW HE WAS ON THE GROUND WITH AIRCRAFT ON FIRE. (-23 AMENDMENT) INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 4-25-06: ON THE WAY BACK TO HUNTING CABIN, DECIDED TO STOP AT TRAPLINE TO RESET TRAP. WIND 15-20 KTS FROM NORTH. CIRCLED IN LEFT HAND PATTERN TO LOOK FOR SUITABLE LANDING SITE IN DRIFTING SNOW. FLAPS 1ST NOTCH, AIRSPEED 60-70 MPH. AFTER 2-3 TURNS WOKE UP IN THE SNOW WITH AIRPLANE ON FIRE. DRUG SELF AWAY FROM WRECKAGE, THEN BACK AGAIN TO WAIT FOR RESCUE AFTER FIRE WAS OUT. GOOD VFR DAY WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SETTING EVENING SUN. 50 LBS OF BAGGAGE IN BACK AND MINIMUM, BUT ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE ISSUES. ENGINE OPERATING NORMALLY.
NTSB investigation
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