What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
When looking for missing horses in rural Nevada, the pilot stated the engine surged several times. The pilot decided to perform a precautionary landing on a remote private snow covered dirt runway on the Corta ranch, 60 miles south of elko, Nevada. Upon touch down, the aircraft slid about 100 feet and then nosed over in the deep snow. The aircraft came to rest inverted and the sole occupant exited the aircraft without injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN LOOKING FOR MISSING HORSES IN RURAL NEVADA, THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE SURGED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A REMOTE PRIVATE SNOW COVERED DIRT RUNWAY ON THE CORTA RANCH, 60 MILES SOUTH OF ELKO, NEVADA. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 100 FEET AND THEN NOSED OVER IN THE DEEP SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.