What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 6, 2007, the pilot privacy data omitted was on an IFR flight plan from Colorado springs, Colorado (cos) to Lamar, Colorado (laa) in a Cessna 182G, serial #18255385, registration N2185R. Upon arriving at laa, visual contact was established with the runway lights at laa and the IFR flight plan was cancelled downwind to laa. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ set up for landing and the approach to the runway was normal. After flaring the aircraft, the runway lights went out of view and the pilot privacy data omitted ^ was unable to see the runway lights. The lights were obscured by snow piled up 2 1/2 to 3 feet high between the runway and the runway lights. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ lost visual contact with the runway and ran the aircraft into a snow bank which ripped out the nose gear, damaging the firewall and prop. After the aircraft came to a stop, the pilot privacy data omitted ^ and his 3 passengers got out of the aircraft unharmed. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ stated that he had put on his landing light, but it apparently had burnt out. The insurance company has determined the aircraft as a total loss.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 6, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (COS) TO LAMAR, COLORADO (LAA) IN A CESSNA 182G, SERIAL #18255385, REGISTRATION N2185R. UPON ARRIVING AT LAA, VISUAL CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT LAA AND THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS CANCELLED DOWNWIND TO LAA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ SET UP FOR LANDING AND THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL. AFTER FLARING THE AIRCRAFT, THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WENT OUT OF VIEW AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WERE OBSCURED BY SNOW PILED UP 2 1/2 TO 3 FEET HIGH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SNOW BANK WHICH RIPPED OUT THE NOSE GEAR, DAMAGING THE FIREWALL AND PROP. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE HAD PUT ON HIS LANDING LIGHT, BUT IT APPARENTLY HAD BURNT OUT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT AS A TOTAL LOSS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.