What happened
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privacy data omitted Lost control of his aircraft during the landing roll when the main wheels rolled over a patch of ice on the otherwise dry runway. The aircraft veered to the left and hit a snow drift, causing it to turn over onto its back. The weather at the time was clear; however, there was 8 to 10 inches of snow a day earlier, which had been removed from the runway and deposited on either side. Substantial damage occurred with a bent wing spar, bent lift struts, crushed vertical surfaces as well as a prop strike and obvious twist in the fuselage. privacy data omitted Received his private pilot certificate in October of 2011 in a conventional gear equipped aircraft and has 113 hours total time, all in conventional gear aircraft, with 80 in the PA-18.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS ROLLED OVER A PATCH OF ICE ON THE OTHERWISE DRY RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A SNOW DRIFT, CAUSING IT TO TURN OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR; HOWEVER, THERE WAS 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW A DAY EARLIER, WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND DEPOSITED ON EITHER SIDE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH A BENT WING SPAR, BENT LIFT STRUTS, CRUSHED VERTICAL SURFACES AS WELL AS A PROP STRIKE AND OBVIOUS TWIST IN THE FUSELAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE IN OCTOBER OF 2011 IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT AND HAS 113 HOURS TOTAL TIME, ALL IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT, WITH 80 IN THE PA-18.
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