What happened
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Undershot runway and subsequently nosed over due to touching down in uplowed snow. (.4)the pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane during flat light conditions. An area of plowed snow was located at the approach end of the runway. The airplane's main landing gear touched down about 15 feet short of the plowed portion of the runway. The airplane nosed down, and slid off the edge of the runway where in then nosed over. (-23) made approach below plasi, touchdown prior to end of runway 33. Main gear dragged through about 12-16 inches of snow, causing airplane to nose over, striking prop, then sliding off runway to right and running into snow berm along runway. Airplane flipped onto its back - damage to prop, cowling, main wing spar, and vertical fin. No injuries. Above based on information by iic on scene, john posey, (accident standby inspector).
As the FAA filed it
UNDERSHOT RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER DUE TO TOUCHING DOWN IN UPLOWED SNOW. (.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE DURING FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS. AN AREA OF PLOWED SNOW WAS LOCATED AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 15 FEET SHORT OF THE PLOWED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN, AND SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IN THEN NOSED OVER. (-23) MADE APPROACH BELOW PLASI, TOUCHDOWN PRIOR TO END OF RUNWAY 33. MAIN GEAR DRAGGED THROUGH ABOUT 12-16 INCHES OF SNOW, CAUSING AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER, STRIKING PROP, THEN SLIDING OFF RUNWAY TO RIGHT AND RUNNING INTO SNOW BERM ALONG RUNWAY. AIRPLANE FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK - DAMAGE TO PROP, COWLING, MAIN WING SPAR, AND VERTICAL FIN. NO INJURIES. ABOVE BASED ON INFORMATION BY IIC ON SCENE, JOHN POSEY, (ACCIDENT STANDBY INSPECTOR).
NTSB investigation
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