What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 29, 2020, N1890A s/n 18-1723 a Piper PA-18 super cub was on a flight from Santa ynez airport, in California to ogilvy ranch in Santa Barbara, California. The aircraft descended for landing on the dirt strip in mountainous terrain and experienced gusty wind conditions and downdrafts. Slow airspeed on approach along with the wind conditions caused a higher than normal descent rate and the aircraft landed hard and off the runway on a steeper part of terrain. The aircraft then flipped over.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, N1890A S/N 18-1723 A PIPER PA-18 SUPER CUB WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM SANTA YNEZ AIRPORT, IN CALIFORNIA TO OGILVY RANCH IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FOR LANDING ON THE DIRT STRIP IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND EXPERIENCED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND DOWNDRAFTS. SLOW AIRSPEED ON APPROACH ALONG WITH THE WIND CONDITIONS CAUSED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL DESCENT RATE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND OFF THE RUNWAY ON A STEEPER PART OF TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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