What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tried land into sun on snow covered grass runway. Unable stop. Tried go araound hit tree. Stalled and crashed. (.4)the airplane touched down two-thirds of the way down the runway, which was covered with a half-inch of snow. The runway is 2,295 feet long. The pilot aborted the landing, and the airplane stalled over 50 foot high trees, about 300 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 050 degrees at 8 knots. Examination of the wreckage did not disclose any evidence of mechanical malfunction with the airplane or engine.
As the FAA filed it
TRIED LAND INTO SUN ON SNOW COVERED GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE STOP. TRIED GO ARAOUND HIT TREE. STALLED AND CRASHED. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS COVERED WITH A HALF-INCH OF SNOW. THE RUNWAY IS 2,295 FEET LONG. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED OVER 50 FOOT HIGH TREES, ABOUT 300 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 050 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.