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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Heckel Robert P SUPER SPORTSMAN · Spotted Bear, MT · January 24, 2021

Date
January 24, 2021 · 14:00 local
Place
Spotted Bear, MT
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA096
Reported as
Heckel Robert P Super Sportsman
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
20,121 total150 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The weather was clear and winds were light and variable. The PIC overflew the field, saw tracks on the runway and he decided to land. After landing, on the roll out, the plane flipped over due to the PIC misjudging depth of the snow.

As the FAA filed it

THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PIC OVERFLEW THE FIELD, SAW TRACKS ON THE RUNWAY AND HE DECIDED TO LAND. AFTER LANDING, ON THE ROLL OUT, THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER DUE TO THE PIC MISJUDGING DEPTH OF THE SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.