What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
-VFR pilot encountered non-forecasted icing and low ceiling approximately one hour into flight leg.
-Pilot contacted denver center and requested help to the nearest airport.
-Pilot was directed to Sidney Municipal Airport (sny).
-Aircraft was iced up and windshield also had low visibility due to ice.
-Pilot landed short of runway when power was reduced on approach. Pilot reported aircraft dropped once power was reduced.
-Pilot reported hitting a threshold light with the left hand main gear leg.
-Pilot also reported hitting approximately 3 runway lights trying to get on the runway surface.
-FBO manager at sny reported airport lighting system damage to denver center and lincoln FSDO.
-A certificated mechanic/designee performed an assessment of the landing gear with satisfactory results.
As the FAA filed it
-VFR PILOT ENCOUNTERED NON-FORECASTED ICING AND LOW CEILING APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT LEG.
-PILOT CONTACTED DENVER CENTER AND REQUESTED HELP TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT.
-PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SNY).
-AIRCRAFT WAS ICED UP AND WINDSHIELD ALSO HAD LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO ICE.
-PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED ON APPROACH. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT DROPPED ONCE POWER WAS REDUCED.
-PILOT REPORTED HITTING A THRESHOLD LIGHT WITH THE LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR LEG.
-PILOT ALSO REPORTED HITTING APPROXIMATELY 3 RUNWAY LIGHTS TRYING TO GET ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.
-FBO MANAGER AT SNY REPORTED AIRPORT LIGHTING SYSTEM DAMAGE TO DENVER CENTER AND LINCOLN FSDO.
-A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC/DESIGNEE PERFORMED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.