What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Before landing the pilot overflew the runway to check the conditions. The pilot has landed on this runway under similair conditions several times. Having determined that the runway conditions were acceptable, the pilot set up for a normal landing on the snow covered turf airstrip. The pilot touched down, the aircraft sunk into the snow, rolled about 40 ft and flipped onto its back. Weather was clear and wind was about 3 knots.
As the FAA filed it
BEFORE LANDING THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY TO CHECK THE CONDITIONS. THE PILOT HAS LANDED ON THIS RUNWAY UNDER SIMILAIR CONDITIONS SEVERAL TIMES. HAVING DETERMINED THAT THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE ACCEPTABLE, THE PILOT SET UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON THE SNOW COVERED TURF AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO THE SNOW, ROLLED ABOUT 40 FT AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WIND WAS ABOUT 3 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.