What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landing at Merrill Field (mri) on runway 7. Pilot (sole occupant) requests and received wind check from mri tower just prior to landing. During landing, the aircraft right wing tip contacted the pavement causing the plane to veer into a snow bank. Upon contacting the snow bank, the aircraft flipped onto its back at a relative low speed. There were no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT MERRILL FIELD (MRI) ON RUNWAY 7. PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) REQUESTS AND RECEIVED WIND CHECK FROM MRI TOWER JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT CAUSING THE PLANE TO VEER INTO A SNOW BANK. UPON CONTACTING THE SNOW BANK, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AT A RELATIVE LOW SPEED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N81074 · 3
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