What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft struck a snow bank after landing and flipped over. Other circumstances are unknown. (-23) the student pilot stated that on landing, the aircraft veered left. He corrected and then the aircraft veered "dramatically" to the right. The pilot attempted to add power to take-off and was airborne when the right main gear impacted a snow bank, causing it to come to rest upside down. The pilot was uninjured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that the left quarter tailwind (reported at 5KTS) seemed more substantial than 5 KTS.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AFTER LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. HE CORRECTED AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED "DRAMATICALLY" TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO TAKE-OFF AND WAS AIRBORNE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED A SNOW BANK, CAUSING IT TO COME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT QUARTER TAILWIND (REPORTED AT 5KTS) SEEMED MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN 5 KTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.