What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After executing a go around on the pilots second low pass to warner airstrip, pilot began to experience engine roughness, loss of engine RPM (2400 to 2200) which continued to drop, and backfiring. He pulled carb heat with no improvement in engine RPM. Pilot elected to make a precautionary landing at warner airstrip. Upon touchdown at the snow covered airstrip the aircraft flipped over the nose of the aircraft. Pilot executed emergency shut down procedures and exited the aircraft. No injuries to the pilot. No post-accident fire. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. Pilot estimated depth of the snow at three and half feet.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER EXECUTING A GO AROUND ON THE PILOTS SECOND LOW PASS TO WARNER AIRSTRIP, PILOT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE ROUGHNESS, LOSS OF ENGINE RPM (2400 TO 2200) WHICH CONTINUED TO DROP, AND BACKFIRING. HE PULLED CARB HEAT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINE RPM. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT WARNER AIRSTRIP. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT THE SNOW COVERED AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT ESTIMATED DEPTH OF THE SNOW AT THREE AND HALF FEET.
NTSB investigation
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