What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N714TM approached Meadow Creek Usfs grass strip (3600X60) for a landing on 35. This is recommended landing direction in Montana dot aeronautics division airport directory. Conditions were VFR. Windsock at accident point caught in pictures indicates light wind, mostly a direct crosswind or possible tailwind component. Estimated wind value less than 10 knots. Glacier park ATIS indicated zero wind at 1555Z. Accident aircraft had gopro camera mounted on right side strut, taking pictures at four second intervals. Pictures and pilot statement indicate aircraft touched down in the three point attitude and bounced. To recover, pilot says he put in "forward stick" to get the wheels back on the ground. Pilot indicates aircraft rolled on ground for a brief period before flipping. He says he thought he hit a hole or other impediment. Camera photos also inidcate aircraft may have been rolling on the mains for a period of seconds before flipping. On site investigation indicates 3 prop strike areas, then a linear area dug by the inboard left main wheel where the brake/caliper is. This was indicated by clumps of dirt on the the inboard left main wheel on the flipped aircraft. This linear dug up area terminates at a concrete segmented circle used to indicate the helicoper landing area. The foward motion distance from what appears to be first impact of prop to flip was approximately 30 feet.
As the FAA filed it
N714TM APPROACHED MEADOW CREEK USFS GRASS STRIP (3600X60) FOR A LANDING ON 35. THIS IS RECOMMENDED LANDING DIRECTION IN MONTANA DOT AERONAUTICS DIVISION AIRPORT DIRECTORY. CONDITIONS WERE VFR. WINDSOCK AT ACCIDENT POINT CAUGHT IN PICTURES INDICATES LIGHT WIND, MOSTLY A DIRECT CROSSWIND OR POSSIBLE TAILWIND COMPONENT. ESTIMATED WIND VALUE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. GLACIER PARK ATIS INDICATED ZERO WIND AT 1555Z. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD GOPRO CAMERA MOUNTED ON RIGHT SIDE STRUT, TAKING PICTURES AT FOUR SECOND INTERVALS. PICTURES AND PILOT STATEMENT INDICATE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE THREE POINT ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED. TO RECOVER, PILOT SAYS HE PUT IN "FORWARD STICK" TO GET THE WHEELS BACK ON THE GROUND. PILOT INDICATES AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON GROUND FOR A BRIEF PERIOD BEFORE FLIPPING. HE SAYS HE THOUGHT HE HIT A HOLE OR OTHER IMPEDIMENT. CAMERA PHOTOS ALSO INIDCATE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN ROLLING ON THE MAINS FOR A PERIOD OF SECONDS BEFORE FLIPPING. ON SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATES 3 PROP STRIKE AREAS, THEN A LINEAR AREA DUG BY THE INBOARD LEFT MAIN WHEEL WHERE THE BRAKE/CALIPER IS. THIS WAS INDICATED BY CLUMPS OF DIRT ON THE THE INBOARD LEFT MAIN WHEEL ON THE FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. THIS LINEAR DUG UP AREA TERMINATES AT A CONCRETE SEGMENTED CIRCLE USED TO INDICATE THE HELICOPER LANDING AREA. THE FOWARD MOTION DISTANCE FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE FIRST IMPACT OF PROP TO FLIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.