From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After a downwind landing on an ice covered frozen lake, airman added power to turn the aircraft around in order to taxi to parking. One ski was on ice and the other was on snow. The pilot was unable to make the aircraft turn in the desired direction and he kept increasing power. The ski-equipped aircraft slid on the ice causing both wings to impact trees. The airplane was being operated by the state of Alaska, department of public safety, when the accident occurred. The solo private pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER A DOWNWIND LANDING ON AN ICE COVERED FROZEN LAKE, AIRMAN ADDED POWER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND IN ORDER TO TAXI TO PARKING. ONE SKI WAS ON ICE AND THE OTHER WAS ON SNOW. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRCRAFT TURN IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION AND HE KEPT INCREASING POWER. THE SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE ICE CAUSING BOTH WINGS TO IMPACT TREES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.