What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Investigation: the airman was conducting a personal flight sightseeing up the knik river basin. It was a clear, cold day. The pilot experienced power loss and applied appropriate procedures for carburetor icing. This failed to correct the power loss. The pilot conducted an emergency landing at a known strip. The surface was covered in two feet of snow and the aircraft flipped over on it's back on rollout.
Weather forecasts didn't indicate icing conditions. The flight was less than 25 miles from point of departure. No deficiencies in the FAA nine responsibilities.
As the FAA filed it
INVESTIGATION: THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT SIGHTSEEING UP THE KNIK RIVER BASIN. IT WAS A CLEAR, COLD DAY. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND APPLIED APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR CARBURETOR ICING. THIS FAILED TO CORRECT THE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A KNOWN STRIP. THE SURFACE WAS COVERED IN TWO FEET OF SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK ON ROLLOUT.
WEATHER FORECASTS DIDN'T INDICATE ICING CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT WAS LESS THAN 25 MILES FROM POINT OF DEPARTURE. NO DEFICIENCIES IN THE FAA NINE RESPONSIBILITIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.