What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot did not obtain preflight wx brief. Windsock very worn & giving inaccurate readings. Winds were approximately 12-14 knots from 210 degrees but the worn windsock would not acquarately show this. Runway was plowed approximately half of its width so that ski planes could land on the other half. To avoid the need to turn around on a narrow runway to back-taxi to his hanger, pilot landed downwind on snow & ice covered runway 18. When pilot finally realized he would not be able to stop by end of runway, it was too late to do a go-around. Hit snowbank at end of runway and flipped aircraft over.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN PREFLIGHT WX BRIEF. WINDSOCK VERY WORN & GIVING INACCURATE READINGS. WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 12-14 KNOTS FROM 210 DEGREES BUT THE WORN WINDSOCK WOULD NOT ACQUARATELY SHOW THIS. RUNWAY WAS PLOWED APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ITS WIDTH SO THAT SKI PLANES COULD LAND ON THE OTHER HALF. TO AVOID THE NEED TO TURN AROUND ON A NARROW RUNWAY TO BACK-TAXI TO HIS HANGER, PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND ON SNOW & ICE COVERED RUNWAY 18. WHEN PILOT FINALLY REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP BY END OF RUNWAY, IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO A GO-AROUND. HIT SNOWBANK AT END OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER.
NTSB investigation
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