From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot "dragged" the frozen lake to confirm ice was suitable for landing and went around. Upon touchdown on the frozen surface of red shirt lake, the landing gear broke through a layer of ice, sank into approx 6 inches of slush on top of approx 14 inches of ice, and nosed over. Minor damage and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT "DRAGGED" THE FROZEN LAKE TO CONFIRM ICE WAS SUITABLE FOR LANDING AND WENT AROUND. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE FROZEN SURFACE OF RED SHIRT LAKE, THE LANDING GEAR BROKE THROUGH A LAYER OF ICE, SANK INTO APPROX 6 INCHES OF SLUSH ON TOP OF APPROX 14 INCHES OF ICE, AND NOSED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N8792D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.