What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman was on the last leg of a cross country flight that originated in fairbanks, Alaska with a final destination of Seeley Lake, Montana.
The airman contacted his friend, whom he was meeting up with, to get runway conditions. After arrival at the airport the airmen overflew the runway and he concurred with the report from his friend.
After touchdown as the aircraft was slowing, the left tire was sucked into deeper snow which pulled the aircraft to the left.
The airman attempted to correct this action but the aircraft continued and slowly ground looped, which resulted in the right wingtip and elevator contacting a snow berm.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS ON THE LAST LEG OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF SEELEY LAKE, MONTANA.
THE AIRMAN CONTACTED HIS FRIEND, WHOM HE WAS MEETING UP WITH, TO GET RUNWAY CONDITIONS. AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT THE AIRMEN OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY AND HE CONCURRED WITH THE REPORT FROM HIS FRIEND.
AFTER TOUCHDOWN AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING, THE LEFT TIRE WAS SUCKED INTO DEEPER SNOW WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT.
THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS ACTION BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND SLOWLY GROUND LOOPED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND ELEVATOR CONTACTING A SNOW BERM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.