What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft lost directional control while doing touch and go landings. (.19) on December 26, 1998, approximately 1500 pacific standard time, a Cessna 120, N120L, registered to Douglas marsh and being flown by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the aircraft collided with a snow berm along the east of runway 17, and then nosed over at the Omak Airport, Omak, Washington. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated from the Omak Airport approximately 1415. The pilot, who had received his private pilot certificate approximately one year previously, reported that the winds were calm and the runway surface had some snow on it. He also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. (.19) ON DECEMBER 26, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1500 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 120, N120L, REGISTERED TO DOUGLAS MARSH AND BEING FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BERM ALONG THE EAST OF RUNWAY 17, AND THEN NOSED OVER AT THE OMAK AIRPORT, OMAK, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS TO HAVE BEEN OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM THE OMAK AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1415. THE PILOT, WHO HAD RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PREVIOUSLY, REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE RUNWAY SURFACE HAD SOME SNOW ON IT. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.