What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated on phone interview and later on signed statement that he was on his third touch and go at lake Hood gravel strip. Aircraft was empty with no pax and no cargo, brakes were pumped up firm from previous flying in aleutain chain. Upon landing pilot applied brakes to tundra tire equipped cub and after hitting a patch of ice on runway contacted bare gravel; aircraft tipped up on its nose. Power was idle and prop stopped immediately. Pilot got out, pushed the tail back down and continued to taxi to his tiedown on strip a short distance from incident. Damage confined to one slightly bent prop blade and slightly dented left hand wing leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED ON PHONE INTERVIEW AND LATER ON SIGNED STATEMENT THAT HE WAS ON HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO AT LAKE HOOD GRAVEL STRIP. AIRCRAFT WAS EMPTY WITH NO PAX AND NO CARGO, BRAKES WERE PUMPED UP FIRM FROM PREVIOUS FLYING IN ALEUTAIN CHAIN. UPON LANDING PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED CUB AND AFTER HITTING A PATCH OF ICE ON RUNWAY CONTACTED BARE GRAVEL; AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE. POWER WAS IDLE AND PROP STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. PILOT GOT OUT, PUSHED THE TAIL BACK DOWN AND CONTINUED TO TAXI TO HIS TIEDOWN ON STRIP A SHORT DISTANCE FROM INCIDENT. DAMAGE CONFINED TO ONE SLIGHTLY BENT PROP BLADE AND SLIGHTLY DENTED LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE.
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