What happened
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(-23) Solo student pilot attempted to land his wheel-equipped Cessna 170 on lake george, approximately 23 miles southeast of Palmer, Alaska. The lake was frozen over with snow on top of ice. While flying over the lake, he noticed numerous airplane tracks in the snow and assumed he could land there safely. After touchdown his wheels sank into the soft snow. The aircraft came to an abrupt stop and flipped over. There was major damage to the propeller, vertical stabilizer and wing. The engine sustained sudden stoppage. The pilot was not injured. The weather was VFR with clear skies, good visibility, and calm winds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SOLO STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS WHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 170 ON LAKE GEORGE, APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALMER, ALASKA. THE LAKE WAS FROZEN OVER WITH SNOW ON TOP OF ICE. WHILE FLYING OVER THE LAKE, HE NOTICED NUMEROUS AIRPLANE TRACKS IN THE SNOW AND ASSUMED HE COULD LAND THERE SAFELY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HIS WHEELS SANK INTO THE SOFT SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND FLIPPED OVER. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND WING. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES, GOOD VISIBILITY, AND CALM WINDS.
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