# Accident 20000727005099A: Root Byron L SHERPA, Helena, MT, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 20:36 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5302° N, 112.2108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5302&lon=-112.2108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1415B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1415B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Root Byron L SHERPA (registry code 05623QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/root-byron-l-sherpa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727005099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PIC STATED AT STALL SPEED, HE BOUNCED ON TUNDRA TIMES THEN DROPPED ON EWING ON AIRCRAFT AND SPUN AROUND ON THE ASHALT. HOT TEMPERATURE-WIND NOT A FACTOR -CROSS WIND 7 KNOTS.  WHEEL BROKE OFF AND GROUND LOOPED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA145), Jul 28, 2000: Root Sherpa (N1415B), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N1415B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070917020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070917020859A), Sep 17, 2007: Amtr ROOTSHERPA (N1415B), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was in process possibly buying this experimental aircraft, sherpa by name, manufactured by [privacy data omitted] in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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