What happened
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Pilot taxied aircraft in light powder snow at chena marina prior to departure. Approximately 2 inches of snow was on the ground at the time of departure. Pilot stated upon approach to landing she flew the runway at low level down wind and checked the condition. The runway was coated with a light layer of snow but looked good for landing. Pilot stated she set up for a soft field landing and began her approach, the aircraft touched down just above stall speed and immediately upon touch down the tail of the aircraft raised sharply, the propeller contacted the ground and then on to the nose cone were the aircraft skidded then dug into the dirt causing the aircraft to flip over on its back slowly. Pilot stated she believed the brakes had frozen up due to snow on them during the taxi for take off at chena marina. Pilot stated two other aircraft landed on the runway without incident and their tracks looked as though the snow was packed down, where the tracks she left with the scout were brown and the snow was removed down to the dirt, as if the wheels were frozen up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT IN LIGHT POWDER SNOW AT CHENA MARINA PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. PILOT STATED UPON APPROACH TO LANDING SHE FLEW THE RUNWAY AT LOW LEVEL DOWN WIND AND CHECKED THE CONDITION. THE RUNWAY WAS COATED WITH A LIGHT LAYER OF SNOW BUT LOOKED GOOD FOR LANDING. PILOT STATED SHE SET UP FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND BEGAN HER APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST ABOVE STALL SPEED AND IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCH DOWN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT RAISED SHARPLY, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THEN ON TO THE NOSE CONE WERE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THEN DUG INTO THE DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK SLOWLY. PILOT STATED SHE BELIEVED THE BRAKES HAD FROZEN UP DUE TO SNOW ON THEM DURING THE TAXI FOR TAKE OFF AT CHENA MARINA. PILOT STATED TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEIR TRACKS LOOKED AS THOUGH THE SNOW WAS PACKED DOWN, WHERE THE TRACKS SHE LEFT WITH THE SCOUT WERE BROWN AND THE SNOW WAS REMOVED DOWN TO THE DIRT, AS IF THE WHEELS WERE FROZEN UP.
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