What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 5, 2010, at 1300 MST, a Piper PA-18-150, registered to the state of Montana department of fish wildlife and parks (mfwp), ground looped on landing at the Dillon, Montana airport during a public use part 91 flight while performing an antelope survey. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries to the commercial pilot/cfi or his mfwp biologist passenger. The flight originated at the Dillon, Montana airport on July 5, 2010, at 0950 MST.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 5, 2010, AT 1300 MST, A PIPER PA-18-150, REGISTERED TO THE STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH WILDLIFE AND PARKS (MFWP), GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT THE DILLON, MONTANA AIRPORT DURING A PUBLIC USE PART 91 FLIGHT WHILE PERFORMING AN ANTELOPE SURVEY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/CFI OR HIS MFWP BIOLOGIST PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE DILLON, MONTANA AIRPORT ON JULY 5, 2010, AT 0950 MST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.