What happened
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Pilot departed airport FD04 at approximately 4:28 pm local time. Aircraft departed southeast toward lake weir. At lake weir turn aircraft northward toward red water lake flying approximately 1200 feet traveling at about 80 knots, crossed over red water lake from south to north and followed the shoreline for a south west to northeast landing on the lake. Pilot reported that the lake was glassy in sections. Wind was from the northeast at four, according to aircraft's flight management system. Pilot stated he set up for a stabilized approach, but due to the optical illusion created by the glassy lake surface, resulted in a hard landing that caused the aircraft to bounce and then make contact with the lake surface again, resulting in a cartwheel/roll across the lake, substantially damaging it. Pilot was uninjured, as he was secured in a five point harness.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT FD04 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:28 PM LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOUTHEAST TOWARD LAKE WEIR. AT LAKE WEIR TURN AIRCRAFT NORTHWARD TOWARD RED WATER LAKE FLYING APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET TRAVELING AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS, CROSSED OVER RED WATER LAKE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND FOLLOWED THE SHORELINE FOR A SOUTH WEST TO NORTHEAST LANDING ON THE LAKE. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LAKE WAS GLASSY IN SECTIONS. WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHEAST AT FOUR, ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PILOT STATED HE SET UP FOR A STABILIZED APPROACH, BUT DUE TO THE OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED BY THE GLASSY LAKE SURFACE, RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND THEN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE LAKE SURFACE AGAIN, RESULTING IN A CARTWHEEL/ROLL ACROSS THE LAKE, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING IT. PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AS HE WAS SECURED IN A FIVE POINT HARNESS.
NTSB investigation
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