What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While performing a low pass over the black river in the town of Carthage NY. The aircraft skid came in contact with the ice covered river surface causing the pilot to loose control of the aircraft resulting forced crash landing and subsequent substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PERFORMING A LOW PASS OVER THE BLACK RIVER IN THE TOWN OF CARTHAGE NY. THE AIRCRAFT SKID CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ICE COVERED RIVER SURFACE CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING FORCED CRASH LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.