What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot approached the airport using a side slip to land. The aircraft bounced and the pilot could not regain control. Deciding there was insufficient distance for a go-around, the pilot elected to continue with the landing. During the rollout, the aircraft veered forty-five degrees right from centerline. The pilot elected to maintain that direction believing the snow would slow the aircraft. The aircraft flipped forward after entering the snow. The pilot did not sustain injuries and no airport property damage was reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, including to the propeller, wings, vertical stabilizer, and engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT USING A SIDE SLIP TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL. DECIDING THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE FOR A GO-AROUND, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LANDING. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED FORTY-FIVE DEGREES RIGHT FROM CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAINTAIN THAT DIRECTION BELIEVING THE SNOW WOULD SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD AFTER ENTERING THE SNOW. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES AND NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING TO THE PROPELLER, WINGS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND ENGINE COWLING.
NTSB investigation
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