What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot, while conducting animal trapping activities, landed in a meadow frequently used by him for such. Shortly after landing, the aircraft became stuck in deep snow. The pilot subsequently snow shoe packed a pad, dug out the airplane, and taxied the airplane up onto the pad. The pilot then packed down a takeoff strip in front of the airplane. During the subsequent and single take off attempt, the airplane veered outside the packed take-off strip and again settled into deep snow, tipping up and forward onto its right wing and nose. The pilot determined the resulting damage to the right wing and propeller precluded any further attempts at takeoff or flight and telephoned for help.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT, WHILE CONDUCTING ANIMAL TRAPPING ACTIVITIES, LANDED IN A MEADOW FREQUENTLY USED BY HIM FOR SUCH. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN DEEP SNOW. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY SNOW SHOE PACKED A PAD, DUG OUT THE AIRPLANE, AND TAXIED THE AIRPLANE UP ONTO THE PAD. THE PILOT THEN PACKED DOWN A TAKEOFF STRIP IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT AND SINGLE TAKE OFF ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OUTSIDE THE PACKED TAKE-OFF STRIP AND AGAIN SETTLED INTO DEEP SNOW, TIPPING UP AND FORWARD ONTO ITS RIGHT WING AND NOSE. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER PRECLUDED ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS AT TAKEOFF OR FLIGHT AND TELEPHONED FOR HELP.
NTSB investigation
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