# Accident 20210124000599A: Heckel Robert P SUPER SPORTSMAN, Spotted Bear, MT, January 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Spotted Bear, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9972° N, 113.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9972&lon=-113.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heckel Robert P SUPER SPORTSMAN (registry code 05618MP, https://openairdocs.org/model/heckel-robert-p-super-sportsman) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HECKEL ROBERT P SUPER SPORTSMAN
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,121 total, 150 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210124000599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA096), Jan 24, 2021: Heckel Super Sportsman (N55BT), Spotted Bear, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll on an unimproved snow-covered runway which resulted in a nose-over.

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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