What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the takeoff roll while departing from a runway that had been cleared on mille lacs lake near Garrison, MN, the pilot reported that the aircraft veered to the left. The left wing contacted a snowbank. Aircraft spun around to the left and nosed over ending up inverted in the snow along side the runway. Pilot stated that winds were light with a slight crosswind from the west.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHILE DEPARTING FROM A RUNWAY THAT HAD BEEN CLEARED ON MILLE LACS LAKE NEAR GARRISON, MN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A SNOWBANK. AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER ENDING UP INVERTED IN THE SNOW ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE LIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.