What happened
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(.19) On March 3, 2003, approximately 1100 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150M, N714NF, registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at delores point airfield, Gateway, Colorado. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the local flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at mack, Colorado, approximately 1030. The pilot stated the runway had "light-patchy snow cover" but appeared "safe to land." On landing roll the aircraft's "left main landing gear hit a patch of snow or mud" [undetermined] and "grabbed." The aircraft nosed over. The left and right aft wing spars were damaged at the wing root. (-23) on March 3, 2003, approximately 1030 N714NF departed mack mesa, CO arpt, for dolores point strip an unimproved dirt strip, on a pleasure flight to take photographs. At approximately 1100 N714NF was landing at dolores point strip just outside of Gateway, CO. During rollout aircraft hit a patch of snow or mud with the left main landing gear, the gear grabbed and the ai rcraft tipped up and nosed over on it's back. The pilot, the sole occupant received no injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left and right aft wing spars at the wing root.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 3, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1100 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N714NF, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL AT DELORES POINT AIRFIELD, GATEWAY, COLORADO. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MACK, COLORADO, APPROXIMATELY 1030. THE PILOT STATED THE RUNWAY HAD "LIGHT-PATCHY SNOW COVER" BUT APPEARED "SAFE TO LAND." ON LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT'S "LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A PATCH OF SNOW OR MUD" [UNDETERMINED] AND "GRABBED." THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT WING SPARS WERE DAMAGED AT THE WING ROOT. (-23) ON MARCH 3, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1030 N714NF DEPARTED MACK MESA, CO ARPT, FOR DOLORES POINT STRIP AN UNIMPROVED DIRT STRIP, ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 N714NF WAS LANDING AT DOLORES POINT STRIP JUST OUTSIDE OF GATEWAY, CO. DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT HIT A PATCH OF SNOW OR MUD WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE GEAR GRABBED AND THE AI RCRAFT TIPPED UP AND NOSED OVER ON IT'S BACK. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT WING SPARS AT THE WING ROOT.
NTSB investigation
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