What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a commercial certificate instruction flight under a part 141 curriculum and club aircraft, a landing was attempted on a snow covered runway. The tricycle gear airplane had small tires and no skis. The depth of the snow slowed the aircraft rapidly inducing a cartwheel and the aircraft settled on its tires. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT UNDER A PART 141 CURRICULUM AND CLUB AIRCRAFT, A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. THE TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE HAD SMALL TIRES AND NO SKIS. THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY INDUCING A CARTWHEEL AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS TIRES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.