What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01/10/2009 at 1705Z (1105 local) a Piper PA-18-150, owned by privacy data omitted, operated by privacy data omitted, landed in a field near lake George township, MN and flipped over due to the deep snow pack. VFR flight conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The PIC holds a private pilot certificate (sel and ses) with instrument rating.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01/10/2009 AT 1705Z (1105 LOCAL) A PIPER PA-18-150, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR LAKE GEORGE TOWNSHIP, MN AND FLIPPED OVER DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PIC HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (SEL AND SES) WITH INSTRUMENT RATING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.