What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Holder of pilot certificate nunber privacy data omitted was the pilot of N601FD a 95-B55 baron. The pilot stated that he touch down near the approach end of the runway. He also stated that there was standing water on the runway and that a rain shower had just passed through the area. The aircraft reacted as if it was on ice (slipping and sliding). Near the departure end of the runway the pilot realized that he was not going to stop on the runway. The south end of the Colville airport drops off several hundred feet. The pilot ground looped the aircraft instead of going down that steep grade.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NUNBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT OF N601FD A 95-B55 BARON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCH DOWN NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY AND THAT A RAIN SHOWER HAD JUST PASSED THROUGH THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT REACTED AS IF IT WAS ON ICE (SLIPPING AND SLIDING). NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE SOUTH END OF THE COLVILLE AIRPORT DROPS OFF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. THE PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN THAT STEEP GRADE.
NTSB investigation
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