What happened
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The pilot departed kcxp at 1300 and after fueling at kmev, departed and was performing air work south west of the airport.
The pilot uses KM45 for high altitude airport flight instruction and wanted to see the condition of the runway after a recent snow storm.
The pilot performed a low pass over runway 35 at about 4 ft. AGL and at about 1800 RPM.
He the slipped aircraft to compensate for the wind; however, during this manuever the left main wheel contacted a frozen snow berm causing the aircraft to nose over comming to rest inverted in about 8 inches of snow.
The pilot believes that due to the decending terrain at the departure end of the runway he experienced a whiteout condition and a subsequent loss of control.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED KCXP AT 1300 AND AFTER FUELING AT KMEV, DEPARTED AND WAS PERFORMING AIR WORK SOUTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT.
THE PILOT USES KM45 FOR HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND WANTED TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY AFTER A RECENT SNOW STORM.
THE PILOT PERFORMED A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 35 AT ABOUT 4 FT. AGL AND AT ABOUT 1800 RPM.
HE THE SLIPPED AIRCRAFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND; HOWEVER, DURING THIS MANUEVER THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A FROZEN SNOW BERM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER COMMING TO REST INVERTED IN ABOUT 8 INCHES OF SNOW.
THE PILOT BELIEVES THAT DUE TO THE DECENDING TERRAIN AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY HE EXPERIENCED A WHITEOUT CONDITION AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
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