What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident pilot took off without problems and flew for approximately 20 minutes. He lined up with runway 20L to land. Runway 20L is paved and was clear of snow and ice. He said the runway was clear and visible during his approach but there was "flat light" due to the snow covered ground and the setting sun was directly in front of him. He was getting close to landing on the runway when the aircraft landing gear impacted the snow 705 feet before the runway causing the aircraft to flip over and remain upside down.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. HE LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 20L TO LAND. RUNWAY 20L IS PAVED AND WAS CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE. HE SAID THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR AND VISIBLE DURING HIS APPROACH BUT THERE WAS "FLAT LIGHT" DUE TO THE SNOW COVERED GROUND AND THE SETTING SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO LANDING ON THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE SNOW 705 FEET BEFORE THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND REMAIN UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.