What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted operated his ski equipped avid mark iv locally on a 12/25/2008 from his personal landing strip located on his property. After being airborne, and experiencing turbulent conditions in flight privacy data omitted decided to land. privacy data omitted Statement indicated that he came in "higher and faster than I should have been". This was due in part to trees at the end of his strip that he had to clear. privacy data omitted Also indicates that he was also "somewhat blinded" by the sun coming in from the horizon. privacy data omitted Elected to land on the soft snow at the outside edge of his strip to facilitate slowing down upon landing. The center area of the strip is reported as packed snow. During landing his aircraft skipped twice. Upon the third contact the drag of snow upon the ski caused the aircraft to flip over. General aviation operations inspector privacy data omitted conducted an interview with privacy data omitted on January 5, 2009. Through interview inspector privacy data omitted counseled privacy data omitted and found him to be aware of issues related to this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED HIS SKI EQUIPPED AVID MARK IV LOCALLY ON A 12/25/2008 FROM HIS PERSONAL LANDING STRIP LOCATED ON HIS PROPERTY. AFTER BEING AIRBORNE, AND EXPERIENCING TURBULENT CONDITIONS IN FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO LAND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT INDICATED THAT HE CAME IN "HIGHER AND FASTER THAN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN". THIS WAS DUE IN PART TO TREES AT THE END OF HIS STRIP THAT HE HAD TO CLEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO INDICATES THAT HE WAS ALSO "SOMEWHAT BLINDED" BY THE SUN COMING IN FROM THE HORIZON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO LAND ON THE SOFT SNOW AT THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF HIS STRIP TO FACILITATE SLOWING DOWN UPON LANDING. THE CENTER AREA OF THE STRIP IS REPORTED AS PACKED SNOW. DURING LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT SKIPPED TWICE. UPON THE THIRD CONTACT THE DRAG OF SNOW UPON THE SKI CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON JANUARY 5, 2009. THROUGH INTERVIEW INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COUNSELED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FOUND HIM TO BE AWARE OF ISSUES RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT.
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