What happened
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Aircraft departed hancock mi (kcmx) weather VFR no flight plan, with pilot and one passenger on board. Personal eaa fun flight to plowed ice landing spot on keweenaw bay lake superior, near Baraga mi.
Pilot reported aircraft hit a four foot snow bank while taxing which sheared off the nose gear. It appears to have stuctural damage along with nose gear, propeller and cowling damage.
State trooper on scene stated aircraft landed short of plowed runway and then hit the snow bank on landing . Substantial damage to aircraft no injuries to pilot and passenger.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HANCOCK MI (KCMX) WEATHER VFR NO FLIGHT PLAN, WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. PERSONAL EAA FUN FLIGHT TO PLOWED ICE LANDING SPOT ON KEWEENAW BAY LAKE SUPERIOR, NEAR BARAGA MI.
PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT HIT A FOUR FOOT SNOW BANK WHILE TAXING WHICH SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR. IT APPEARS TO HAVE STUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG WITH NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND COWLING DAMAGE.
STATE TROOPER ON SCENE STATED AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF PLOWED RUNWAY AND THEN HIT THE SNOW BANK ON LANDING . SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.
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