What happened
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Pilot was returning from his annual flight review that morning. His CFI stated that he did an excellent job with crosswind landings to the paved runway they utilized. His homefield is a farm field that he plows approximately 40 ft x 1200 ft of snow to make a strip, with approximately a 18/36 direction. With the winds out of the southwest, the pilot was landing south coming in over trees. He was also using only about half of the 1200 ft length. The extended final for a rwy 18 had very tall trees, so the final approach was offset about 30 degress, approximately a 210 heading. This 210 heading required a left turn on short final, so the approach was not stable. The winds were a right crosswind, which added to the challenge of the lineup. 30 ft prior to the target on the runway the left main then right main dug into a snow drift. The pilots target was 2 ft from the end of the usable plowed runway, so he was low as he came over the snow drifts. After the main gear dug in the snow, the airplane flipped 30 ft from initial ground contact and the ELT went off. The pilot quickly shutdown the switches and egressed the upside down aircraft unharmed. The pilot notified the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HIS ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW THAT MORNING. HIS CFI STATED THAT HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH CROSSWIND LANDINGS TO THE PAVED RUNWAY THEY UTILIZED. HIS HOMEFIELD IS A FARM FIELD THAT HE PLOWS APPROXIMATELY 40 FT X 1200 FT OF SNOW TO MAKE A STRIP, WITH APPROXIMATELY A 18/36 DIRECTION. WITH THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST, THE PILOT WAS LANDING SOUTH COMING IN OVER TREES. HE WAS ALSO USING ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE 1200 FT LENGTH. THE EXTENDED FINAL FOR A RWY 18 HAD VERY TALL TREES, SO THE FINAL APPROACH WAS OFFSET ABOUT 30 DEGRESS, APPROXIMATELY A 210 HEADING. THIS 210 HEADING REQUIRED A LEFT TURN ON SHORT FINAL, SO THE APPROACH WAS NOT STABLE. THE WINDS WERE A RIGHT CROSSWIND, WHICH ADDED TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE LINEUP. 30 FT PRIOR TO THE TARGET ON THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN THEN RIGHT MAIN DUG INTO A SNOW DRIFT. THE PILOTS TARGET WAS 2 FT FROM THE END OF THE USABLE PLOWED RUNWAY, SO HE WAS LOW AS HE CAME OVER THE SNOW DRIFTS. AFTER THE MAIN GEAR DUG IN THE SNOW, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED 30 FT FROM INITIAL GROUND CONTACT AND THE ELT WENT OFF. THE PILOT QUICKLY SHUTDOWN THE SWITCHES AND EGRESSED THE UPSIDE DOWN AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE FAA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.