Afton, WY, USA
N78HJ
VANS RV6
The pilot was planning to complete a touch and go landing on the same runway he departed from 15 minutes earlier, which contained patches of snow and ice. When the airplane touched down, it encountered a patch of ice and skidded left. The plane collided with snow then nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot’s failure to maintain control during landing on a contaminated runway.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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