What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot privacy data omitted and passenger were enroute from Idaho falls to lake havasu. privacy data omitted Had been given information it was safe to land on the 'hard pan' of the old lake bed. privacy data omitted Reported the lake bed looked perfectly hard from the air. Upon landing the wheels sank in approximately eight inches of mud. As the home made rans S-7 plane came to a stop it leaned forward putting the propeller into the mud damaging the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER WERE ENROUTE FROM IDAHO FALLS TO LAKE HAVASU. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN GIVEN INFORMATION IT WAS SAFE TO LAND ON THE 'HARD PAN' OF THE OLD LAKE BED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THE LAKE BED LOOKED PERFECTLY HARD FROM THE AIR. UPON LANDING THE WHEELS SANK IN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES OF MUD. AS THE HOME MADE RANS S-7 PLANE CAME TO A STOP IT LEANED FORWARD PUTTING THE PROPELLER INTO THE MUD DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.
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