What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Bungee cord broke away from ski tip. Ski toe went into snow without pilot's knowledge. As aircraft was taxied across lake, the ski toe went down into the snow enough that it damaged the left main landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BUNGEE CORD BROKE AWAY FROM SKI TIP. SKI TOE WENT INTO SNOW WITHOUT PILOT'S KNOWLEDGE. AS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED ACROSS LAKE, THE SKI TOE WENT DOWN INTO THE SNOW ENOUGH THAT IT DAMAGED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Other reports on N6847B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20240918013769ATaxi · Aleknagik, AKPilot statement: while slow taxiing, turned downwind to load the plane, a gust of wind turned the plane, tail over nose. Empty plane, no injuries. Eyewitness report: while turning, the tail of the aircraft was pointed into the wind. A gust of wind hit the…Accident 20220406005209ATaxi · Aleknagik, AKDescription: during taxi on straight skis, the pilot lost control of the aircraft due to icy conditions on rutted, uneven ground. A rut slid the aircraft toward some trees. The wingtip clipped a small spruce tree that turn the aircraft into the trees…Incident 20150707016369ITaxi · King Salmon, AKPilot landed in naknek lake in front of brooks camp in high wind and swells of two to three foot. Pilot could not make aircraft turn down wind and decided to sail the aircraft back to the beach with the engine shut off. Pilot did not retract his water rudders…Incident 19971227041459IOther Ground Ops · Fairbanks, AKNarrative: pilot of N6847B returned to his parking spot to pick up a pax. N6847B was on skis. Condition of ramp was light loose snow over ice. On engine start up a/c moved forward toward a parked a/c N7650K. Pilot of N6847B recognized the problem and took…