What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot encountered icing conditions while enroute to ict from mkc. Aircraft became incapable of climbing or maintaining altitude. Aircraft continued to descend until it struck a tree approximately 3 miles southeast of the Emporia Municipal Airport. Aircraft came to rest in a grass covered pasture approximately 300 feet from the impacted tree. Preflight briefing included icing in flight but did not mention severe icing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS WHILE ENROUTE TO ICT FROM MKC. AIRCRAFT BECAME INCAPABLE OF CLIMBING OR MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND UNTIL IT STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GRASS COVERED PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE IMPACTED TREE. PREFLIGHT BRIEFING INCLUDED ICING IN FLIGHT BUT DID NOT MENTION SEVERE ICING.
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