What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A relatively new and low time pilot with a private pilot certificate attempted to land Off Airport in wet and snow covered conditions. Pilot departed merrill airport (mri) on a pleasure flight to the north without filing a flight plan and without a weather briefing. On an attempted full stop landing the gear dug into the snow and the aircraft flipped over on its back. The wing and tail were damaged. The prop struck the ground and the engine had a sudden stopage. The damage is considered substantial. Local weather conditions were VFR.
As the FAA filed it
A RELATIVELY NEW AND LOW TIME PILOT WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ATTEMPTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT IN WET AND SNOW COVERED CONDITIONS. PILOT DEPARTED MERRILL AIRPORT (MRI) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO THE NORTH WITHOUT FILING A FLIGHT PLAN AND WITHOUT A WEATHER BRIEFING. ON AN ATTEMPTED FULL STOP LANDING THE GEAR DUG INTO THE SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE WING AND TAIL WERE DAMAGED. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN STOPAGE. THE DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL.LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N40684 · 2
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