What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On short final to the ridgeline with an external load the pilot began to settle into the lz. He jettisoned the load and spread the skids in the trees where he then rolled over. He failed to calculate the performance needed to land at that altitude with an external load that day. The weight of the external load also was not verified by the pilot so the true weight is unknown.
As the FAA filed it
ON SHORT FINAL TO THE RIDGELINE WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD THE PILOT BEGAN TO SETTLE INTO THE LZ. HE JETTISONED THE LOAD AND SPREAD THE SKIDS IN THE TREES WHERE HE THEN ROLLED OVER. HE FAILED TO CALCULATE THE PERFORMANCE NEEDED TO LAND AT THAT ALTITUDE WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD THAT DAY. THE WEIGHT OF THE EXTERNAL LOAD ALSO WAS NOT VERIFIED BY THE PILOT SO THE TRUE WEIGHT IS UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.