What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday July 21, 2012 during the annual Bridger days celebration and fly-in, witness reports indicate that N58GH privacy data omitted took off from the Bridger Airport (6S1) at approximately 09:15 local (mdst) using runway 34, climbed at what appeared to be a normal climb rate and angle, approaching a a point adjacent to ramp area (spectator area) N58GH began to roll to the left, at approximately 270 degrees through a second roll the aircraft pitched up steeply, the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator almost touching the runway, as the aircraft came upright and the wings leveling, the nose pitched down, N58GH sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground on the west side of runway 34, striking the right main landing gear first then the left main landing gear and left wing, separating the main landing gear assembly from the fuselage, N58GH came to rest approximately 100 yards from its initial point of impact with the aircrafts tail wheel on the edge of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY JULY 21, 2012 DURING THE ANNUAL BRIDGER DAYS CELEBRATION AND FLY-IN, WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT N58GH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM THE BRIDGER AIRPORT (6S1) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 LOCAL (MDST) USING RUNWAY 34, CLIMBED AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL CLIMB RATE AND ANGLE, APPROACHING A A POINT ADJACENT TO RAMP AREA (SPECTATOR AREA) N58GH BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE LEFT, AT APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES THROUGH A SECOND ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STEEPLY, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR ALMOST TOUCHING THE RUNWAY, AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME UPRIGHT AND THE WINGS LEVELING, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN, N58GH SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 34, STRIKING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST THEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING, SEPARATING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE FUSELAGE, N58GH CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM ITS INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE AIRCRAFTS TAIL WHEEL ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.