What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 3-25-2006, at 1100 local time, N1856G, piloted by privacy data omitted departed eveleth, MN. And attempted to land on lake vermillion at Tower, MN. The aircraft had just been changed from skis to wheels. He reported to this office that he made three passes over the ice and slush covered lake where snowmobiles had been driving. Upon touch down the left main gear sunk in an ice covered hole and inverted. He admitted to making a foolish decision to land. Outside air temperature reported as 38 degrees f. no injuries, no fire, no ELT signal. Damage is to vertical stabilizer, rudder, right wing lift struts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3-25-2006, AT 1100 LOCAL TIME, N1856G, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ DEPARTED EVELETH, MN. AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON LAKE VERMILLION AT TOWER, MN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED FROM SKIS TO WHEELS. HE REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE THAT HE MADE THREE PASSES OVER THE ICE AND SLUSH COVERED LAKE WHERE SNOWMOBILES HAD BEEN DRIVING. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SUNK IN AN ICE COVERED HOLE AND INVERTED. HE ADMITTED TO MAKING A FOOLISH DECISION TO LAND. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE REPORTED AS 38 DEGREES F. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, NO ELT SIGNAL. DAMAGE IS TO VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS.
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