What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC attempted to make an off airport landing in the Talkeetna mountains. The PIC landed a little past his intended touchdown spot. The aircraft slowed down, slower than the PIC anticipated causing the aircraft to crest the hill and start traveling down the other side. The PIC attempted to slow the aircraft with light braking but the aircraft starting to weathervane due to a crosswind and continued downhill until it started to nose over. The aircraft continued to nose over onto its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The PIC was not injured. He was picked up by the Alaska air national guard, his aircraft was helicoptered off the mountain.
As the FAA filed it
PIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. THE PIC LANDED A LITTLE PAST HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN, SLOWER THAN THE PIC ANTICIPATED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CREST THE HILL AND START TRAVELING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT WITH LIGHT BRAKING BUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO WEATHERVANE DUE TO A CROSSWIND AND CONTINUED DOWNHILL UNTIL IT STARTED TO NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED. HE WAS PICKED UP BY THE ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HELICOPTERED OFF THE MOUNTAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.