# Accident 20120721013599A: Herem Gary DR-107, Bridger, MT, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Bridger, MT
- Airport: Bridger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2914° N, 108.9256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2914&lon=-108.9256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58GH-2016-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herem Gary DR-107 (registry code 05629ZC, https://openairdocs.org/model/herem-gary-dr-107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEREM GARY DR-107
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,315 total, 32 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721013599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA317), Jul 21, 2012: Herem DR-107 (N58GH), Bridger, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering after takeoff.

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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