What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing downwind. Lost control. Veered into a snowbank. (-23) on April 21, 1996, at 17:00 gmt, a Piper PA-32-260, piloted by raymond j. hogan, private pilot single engine land #472369157, made a quarterly tail wind landing on runway 16 at Aitkin, Minnesota. The aircraft lost directional control after touchdown and veered off the runway then struck a snow bank. The flight originated at oneil, nb with a destination at Aitkin, MN, weather was not a factor during the VFR flight. Wind at the time of landing was reporting 2808G18. Before the landing only a visual observation of the windsock was made and AWOS was not used.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING DOWNWIND. LOST CONTROL. VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK. (-23) ON APRIL 21, 1996, AT 17:00 GMT, A PIPER PA-32-260, PILOTED BY RAYMOND J. HOGAN, PRIVATE PILOT SINGLE ENGINE LAND #472369157, MADE A QUARTERLY TAIL WIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT AITKIN, MINNESOTA. THE AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY THEN STRUCK A SNOW BANK. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ONEIL, NB WITH A DESTINATION AT AITKIN, MN, WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE VFR FLIGHT. WIND AT THE TIME OF LANDING WAS REPORTING 2808G18. BEFORE THE LANDING ONLY A VISUAL OBSERVATION OF THE WINDSOCK WAS MADE AND AWOS WAS NOT USED.
NTSB investigation
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