What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 5, 2011 at 1505 CT, the pilot of a Piper PA-16 made an emergency landing on lake koshkonong, near Fort Atkinson, WI. The pleasure flight was conducted in visual meteorological condition and a flight plan was not filed. The pilot was unijured and a sole passenger recieve minor injuries. The aircraft received substantial. The pilot reported that when he applied power after making a low pass over the lake the engine did not respond and he landed on the lake. The soft snow caused the aircraft flipped over damaging the vertical stabilizer and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 5, 2011 AT 1505 CT, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-16 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON LAKE KOSHKONONG, NEAR FORT ATKINSON, WI. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.THE PILOT WAS UNIJURED AND A SOLE PASSENGER RECIEVE MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE LAKE THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND HE LANDED ON THE LAKE. THE SOFT SNOW CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.