What happened
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(-23) Mr. Nasralla stated that he obtained a computer weather briefing at approximately 1000 on 2/22/04, and departed 6G1 in N7388N at approximately 1500 for a local flight. Returning to 6G1 he made a normal approach to runway 36. Wind was approximately 310 at 6 knots. He stated that upon landing he encountered areas of drifted and slushy snow 1" to 2" deep with the left main gear tire. He stated that the aircraft veered left and did not respond to rudder input. The pilot stated that he did not use differential braking because he was concerned about skidding and that he added throttle to improve control (perhaps 200 RPM) but the aircraft continued to veer left. He encountered a heavy plowed snowbank along the left side of the runway in a tail low attitude approximately 2000 feet from the threshold. The aircraft deeply furrowed the snow approximately 75 feet before rolling right and pitching over. The aircraft right wingtip touched the runway and crumpled as the aircraft nosed over. The aircraft came to rest inverted, heading 200 degrees with the right wingtip approximately 15 feet from the runway edge. The left lift strut was collapsed and both wings and vertical stabilizer were bent and wrinkled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. NASRALLA STATED THAT HE OBTAINED A COMPUTER WEATHER BRIEFING AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 ON 2/22/04, AND DEPARTED 6G1 IN N7388N AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. RETURNING TO 6G1 HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 310 AT 6 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT UPON LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED AREAS OF DRIFTED AND SLUSHY SNOW 1" TO 2" DEEP WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND DID NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER INPUT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SKIDDING AND THAT HE ADDED THROTTLE TO IMPROVE CONTROL (PERHAPS 200 RPM) BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. HE ENCOUNTERED A HEAVY PLOWED SNOWBANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT DEEPLY FURROWED THE SNOW APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET BEFORE ROLLING RIGHT AND PITCHING OVER. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINGTIP TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND CRUMPLED AS THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, HEADING 200 DEGREES WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE LEFT LIFT STRUT WAS COLLAPSED AND BOTH WINGS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE BENT AND WRINKLED.
NTSB investigation
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