What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-16) Pilot landed on runway 25 at Waukon, Iowa (Y01). Runway was isy. Upon landing, the aircraft started to slide sideways. (Wind at decorah, Iowa (deh) 12 miles east of Waukon was 330 degrees 14 gusting 27 KTS). The aircraft slid into a snow bank and rolled over on the left wing tip, then came to rest inverted. The aircraft received substantial damage to the wing and vertical stabilizer. No injuries occurred. The pilot is being reexamined. Enforcement action is being initiated for conducting operations for compensation or hire without the appropriate operating for compensation or hire without the appropriate operating certificate. Operations specifications or required proficiency checks.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AT WAUKON, IOWA (Y01). RUNWAY WAS ISY. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. (WIND AT DECORAH, IOWA (DEH) 12 MILES EAST OF WAUKON WAS 330 DEGREES 14 GUSTING 27 KTS). THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A SNOW BANK AND ROLLED OVER ON THE LEFT WING TIP, THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE PILOT IS BEING REEXAMINED. ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS BEING INITIATED FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE OPERATING FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE OPERATING CERTIFICATE. OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS OR REQUIRED PROFICIENCY CHECKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.