What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After flying over a frozen lake the PIC found an area that appeared to be suitable to land. Upon landing the PIC realized that braking was minimal due to the glare ice. The PIC was unable to stop the aircraft in the area that had been previously identified to land and the decision was made to go around. Full power was applied but the aircraft fell through thin ice coming to rest partially submerged supported by the wing struts. The pilot and passenger were able to exit the aircraft without injury. Damage to the aircraft included but was not limited to propeller strike, dents in both upper and lower engine cowling, structural damage to lower firewall at engine mounting point, dents in bottom of fuselage and broken right wing tip fairing.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER FLYING OVER A FROZEN LAKE THE PIC FOUND AN AREA THAT APPEARED TO BE SUITABLE TO LAND. UPON LANDING THE PIC REALIZED THAT BRAKING WAS MINIMAL DUE TO THE GLARE ICE. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED TO LAND AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO AROUND. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED BUT THE AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH THIN ICE COMING TO REST PARTIALLY SUBMERGED SUPPORTED BY THE WING STRUTS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO PROPELLER STRIKE, DENTS IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LOWER FIREWALL AT ENGINE MOUNTING POINT, DENTS IN BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE AND BROKEN RIGHT WING TIP FAIRING.
NTSB investigation
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