What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 15th 2000 the pilot of super cub N7164B was attempting to land on the snow covered yenta river 45 miles west of anchorage Alaska. N7164B was equipped with 30" tundra tires. The pilot made several low passes to check out the landing site and on the third pass landed in the same place he had landed the day before (02/16/2000). The landing was uneventful until several hundred feet down the landing site when the snow build up in front of the tundra tires suddenly caused the plane to stop prematurely and flip over on its back.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 15TH 2000 THE PILOT OF SUPER CUB N7164B WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SNOW COVERED YENTA RIVER 45 MILES WEST OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA. N7164B WAS EQUIPPED WITH 30" TUNDRA TIRES. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO CHECK OUT THE LANDING SITE AND ON THE THIRD PASS LANDED IN THE SAME PLACE HE HAD LANDED THE DAY BEFORE (02/16/2000). THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE LANDING SITE WHEN THE SNOW BUILD UP IN FRONT OF THE TUNDRA TIRES SUDDENLY CAUSED THE PLANE TO STOP PREMATURELY AND FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N7164B · 2
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