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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M5235C · Eagle River, AK · June 20, 1981

Date
June 20, 1981 · 06:40 local
Place
Eagle River, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6272M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG45
Reported as
Maule M5235C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
144 total81 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft hit brush at approach end of runway. Aircraft hit runway hard, collapsing main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT BRUSH AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY HARD, COLLAPSING MAIN LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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