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.
(.4) During approach to a grass airstrip located in mountainous terrain, the sun was directly in the pilot's face and the windsock was in a shadow. The pilot misread the windsock and landed downwind. The airplane overran the runway and nosed over in a soft bog at the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) DURING APPROACH TO A GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN THE PILOT'S FACE AND THE WINDSOCK WAS IN A SHADOW. THE PILOT MISREAD THE WINDSOCK AND LANDED DOWNWIND. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A SOFT BOG AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.