What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that when he arrived at the destination airport there was 3-4 inches of snow, and that the overcast and low light condition made everything look gray. He stated that he encountered flat light conditions in the vicinity of the airport. He said the visual approach slope indicator (VASI) lights were inoperative, and the appropriate notice to airman (NOTAM) was issued. He said he turned on the runway lights, identified what he thought was the runway surface, and lined up the runway edge lights on his left. After the airplane touched down he said he realized that he landed to the right of the runway surface, with the right side runway edge lights on his left. The pilot said the airplane settled into deep snow, and impacted a snowbank, collapsing the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT THERE WAS 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW, AND THAT THE OVERCAST AND LOW LIGHT CONDITION MADE EVERYTHING LOOK GRAY. HE STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT. HE SAID THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI) LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THE APPROPRIATE NOTICE TO AIRMAN (NOTAM) WAS ISSUED. HE SAID HE TURNED ON THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, IDENTIFIED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND LINED UP THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS ON HIS LEFT. AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HE SAID HE REALIZED THAT HE LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, WITH THE RIGHT SIDE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS ON HIS LEFT. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO DEEP SNOW, AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.