What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 19, 1999, at 1409 central standard time, a Luscombe 8A, N2197B, operated by a private pilot nosed over upon contacting a snowbank following a loss of directional control during landing roll on runway 29 (3,800'X100') at the Schaumburg regional airport, Schaumburg, Illinois. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Schaumburg regional airport at about 1330 CST. (-23)after landing on runway 29 at Schaumburg regional airport, Schaumburg, Illinois, privacy data omitted was slowing the aircraft in order to exit the runway. At approximately 10 knots of ground speed the aircraft started to turn into the wind coming from the south at about 10 knots. He did not correct for turning motion prior to the left wheel contacting snow built up alongside the runway. Aircraft veered off the runway to the left and when right wheel contacted the snow as well. The aircraft flipped over onto it's back. (.4) the pilot stated the airplane drifted to the left during the landing roll. He attempted to apply right brake and rudder, but his foot slipped off the brake. The airplane entered a left turn. The pilot stated he reapplied the right brake and the airplane responded, but not in enough time to avoid the snowbank. The airplane contacted the snowbank and nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 19, 1999, AT 1409 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8A, N2197B, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT NOSED OVER UPON CONTACTING A SNOWBANK FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 29 (3,800'X100') AT THE SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1330 CST. (-23)AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS OF GROUND SPEED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN INTO THE WIND COMING FROM THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. HE DID NOT CORRECT FOR TURNING MOTION PRIOR TO THE LEFT WHEEL CONTACTING SNOW BUILT UP ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND WHEN RIGHT WHEEL CONTACTED THE SNOW AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER, BUT HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT TURN. THE PILOT STATED HE REAPPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE AND THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED, BUT NOT IN ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID THE SNOWBANK. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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