What happened
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Single pilot with only cargo departed bet. For 20 min. Flight with company provided wx. Briefing and w&b within c.g. limits. At midway point aircraft passed thru snow "squall line" pilot mistakenly identified the wrong reference line of trees and adjusted engine power with flap settings for approach during descent. Using the capstone system, determined mistake and continued without configuration change for three more miles before verifying arrival airport with the blowing snow from the north on the runway. Again reduced power with additional flaps for a downwind landing. During the late turn to finalset flaps to full while below aproach altitude to attempt "slip back". The resulting "stall" resulted in falling on right side of runway.
As the FAA filed it
SINGLE PILOT WITH ONLY CARGO DEPARTED BET. FOR 20 MIN. FLIGHT WITH COMPANY PROVIDED WX. BRIEFING AND W&B WITHIN C.G. LIMITS. AT MIDWAY POINT AIRCRAFT PASSED THRU SNOW "SQUALL LINE" PILOT MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED THE WRONG REFERENCE LINE OF TREES AND ADJUSTED ENGINE POWER WITH FLAP SETTINGS FOR APPROACH DURING DESCENT. USING THE CAPSTONE SYSTEM, DETERMINED MISTAKE AND CONTINUED WITHOUT CONFIGURATION CHANGE FOR THREE MORE MILES BEFORE VERIFYING ARRIVAL AIRPORT WITH THE BLOWING SNOW FROM THE NORTH ON THE RUNWAY. AGAIN REDUCED POWER WITH ADDITIONAL FLAPS FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. DURING THE LATE TURN TO FINALSET FLAPS TO FULL WHILE BELOW APROACH ALTITUDE TO ATTEMPT "SLIP BACK". THE RESULTING "STALL" RESULTED IN FALLING ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.
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