What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 20, 2011 at approximately 1200 MST near Ashton Idaho a student pilot landed on a snow covered private grass landing strip on which the depth of the snow caused the aircraft to flip forward onto its top. The student pilot who was the sole occupant of the airplane reported no injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage including destruction of the composite propeller, substantial damage to both right and left wings and to the vertical stabilizer. In addition the firewall and sections of the fuselage skin were wrinkled along with damage to the cockpit windscreen and other cockpit glass. No property damage was reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 20, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MST NEAR ASHTON IDAHO A STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON A SNOW COVERED PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP ON WHICH THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FORWARD ONTO ITS TOP. THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING DESTRUCTION OF THE COMPOSITE PROPELLER, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS AND TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. IN ADDITION THE FIREWALL AND SECTIONS OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN WERE WRINKLED ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT WINDSCREEN AND OTHER COCKPIT GLASS. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.