From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he thought that he was landing at willow, AK when in fact the was approaching a private airport 17 miles south of Talkeetna, AK. During landing pilot stated that he realized that the runway was not plowed and at touchdown, he lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft slid on its nose for forty five feet before flipping on its back.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS LANDING AT WILLOW, AK WHEN IN FACT THE WAS APPROACHING A PRIVATE AIRPORT 17 MILES SOUTH OF TALKEETNA, AK. DURING LANDING PILOT STATED THAT HE REALIZED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS NOT PLOWED AND AT TOUCHDOWN, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS NOSE FOR FORTY FIVE FEET BEFORE FLIPPING ON ITS BACK.