What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 13, 2023, a Maule aircraft, privacy data omitted on a part 91 personal flight landed on a back country blm airstrip outside of Hotchkiss, Colorado. After over flying the strip three times and not seeing any hazard on the strip, the pilot set the aircraft down in a 3 point landing. During the landing rollout, pilot realized that because of the depth of the snow, that the aircraft was experiencing higher than normal slowing. Feeling the tail start to raise he, then retarded the engine and felt the aircraft somersault onto its back.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 13, 2023, A MAULE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT LANDED ON A BACK COUNTRY BLM AIRSTRIP OUTSIDE OF HOTCHKISS, COLORADO. AFTER OVER FLYING THE STRIP THREE TIMES AND NOT SEEING ANY HAZARD ON THE STRIP, THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A 3 POINT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, PILOT REALIZED THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW, THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SLOWING.FEELING THE TAIL START TO RAISE HE, THEN RETARDED THE ENGINE AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT SOMERSAULT ONTO ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N235TT · 1
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