What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After contacting bridgeport automated flight service station for a weather briefing, pilot of N8880V, departed hartford/brainard (hfd) airport at approximately 7:45 pm on Friday February 13, 2004, for the West Dover, VT, MT. Snow airport (4V8), while enroute to mt. Snow the pilot was receiving flight following from boston ARTCC (zbw), approximately 3 miles from the mt. Snow airport the pilot advised that he had the mt. Snow airport in sight and cancelled flight following. Pilot stated that while downwind for runway 19 he began to experience minor turbulence, which increased dramatically while turning base. Right main landing gear tire left a noticeable solid skid mark about 142 feet in length and approximately 8 feet from the east edge of the runway, the left main landing gear tire left skipping tire marks on the runway varying in length of 16 to 18 feet, after departing the pavement and the end of runway 19, the aircraft traveled approximately 180 feet in a plowed area that had a dirt base, the main landing gear wheels then went into unplowed Snow of approximately one foot in depth and traveled another 60 feet (approximately), the aircraft then nosed over and landed upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER CONTACTING BRIDGEPORT AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FOR A WEATHER BRIEFING, PILOT OF N8880V, DEPARTED HARTFORD/BRAINARD (HFD) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2004, FOR THE WEST DOVER, VT, MT. SNOW AIRPORT (4V8), WHILE ENROUTE TO MT. SNOW THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM BOSTON ARTCC (ZBW), APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE MT. SNOW AIRPORT THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD THE MT. SNOW AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND CANCELLED FLIGHT FOLLOWING. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 19 HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MINOR TURBULENCE, WHICH INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WHILE TURNING BASE. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE LEFT A NOTICEABLE SOLID SKID MARK ABOUT 142 FEET IN LENGTH AND APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET FROM THE EAST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE LEFT SKIPPING TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY VARYING IN LENGTH OF 16 TO 18 FEET, AFTER DEPARTING THE PAVEMENT AND THE END OF RUNWAY 19, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET IN A PLOWED AREA THAT HAD A DIRT BASE, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS THEN WENT INTO UNPLOWED SNOW OF APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT IN DEPTH AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 60 FEET (APPROXIMATELY), THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.