What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a local flight, the engine began to run rough. Pilot pulled carb ice with no change and decided to land in a snow-covered field to diagnose. Landed without incident. Pilot performed a run-up, leaned mixture to clear the plugs, performed a mag check ? Aircraft ran appropriately. Pilot began downhill departure in snow approximately 6-inches-deep (airplane was equipped with 31 inch wheels). Tail lifted at about 30 knots with full flap and power, during ground roll, pulled back on stick. The pilot then experienced gust of tailwind and airplane nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT PULLED CARB ICE WITH NO CHANGE AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A SNOW-COVERED FIELD TO DIAGNOSE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT PERFORMED A RUN-UP, LEANED MIXTURE TO CLEAR THE PLUGS, PERFORMED A MAG CHECK ? AIRCRAFT RAN APPROPRIATELY. PILOT BEGAN DOWNHILL DEPARTURE IN SNOW APPROXIMATELY 6-INCHES-DEEP (AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH 31 INCH WHEELS). TAIL LIFTED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAP AND POWER, DURING GROUND ROLL, PULLED BACK ON STICK. THE PILOT THEN EXPERIENCED GUST OF TAILWIND AND AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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