What happened
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11/18/2015 Pilot was called by customer to fly to sockeye lake to drop one pax and some freight. Customer told the pilot that he had drilled 6 or more holes in the ice and that there was 11 inches of ice on the lake.
The pilot landed at his estimation 200 yards from the lake edge and taxied toward the shore. When the aircraft was several hundred feet from the shore the aircraft broke through the ice with the aircraft coming to rest on the wings with the engine submerged. Pilot and pax exited the aircraft getting wet in the process but no injuries other than being wet.
Aircraft landed on the lake ice and was taxiing to the shore with no intention of taking off or other manuevers.
As the FAA filed it
11/18/2015 PILOT WAS CALLED BY CUSTOMER TO FLY TO SOCKEYE LAKE TO DROP ONE PAX AND SOME FREIGHT. CUSTOMER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE HAD DRILLED 6 OR MORE HOLES IN THE ICE AND THAT THERE WAS 11 INCHES OF ICE ON THE LAKE.
THE PILOT LANDED AT HIS ESTIMATION 200 YARDS FROM THE LAKE EDGE AND TAXIED TOWARD THE SHORE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET FROM THE SHORE THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ICE WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE WINGS WITH THE ENGINE SUBMERGED. PILOT AND PAX EXITED THE AIRCRAFT GETTING WET IN THE PROCESS BUT NO INJURIES OTHER THAN BEING WET.
AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE LAKE ICE AND WAS TAXIING TO THE SHORE WITH NO INTENTION OF TAKING OFF OR OTHER MANUEVERS.
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