What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot in command stated that he "stupidly" landed downwind, at dark, on the snow covered, unlit runway, which is located in a narrow canyon surrounded by hills. He stated that he landed long, touched down about mid field on the 1300 foot runway, and was not able to stop prior to the runway end. The airplane continued off the runway end, encountered rough terrain, flipped over and was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE "STUPIDLY" LANDED DOWNWIND, AT DARK, ON THE SNOW COVERED, UNLIT RUNWAY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN A NARROW CANYON SURROUNDED BY HILLS. HE STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG, TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MID FIELD ON THE 1300 FOOT RUNWAY, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY END, ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN, FLIPPED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.