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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-6-235 · Anchorage, AK · July 26, 1987

Date
July 26, 1987 · 13:54 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49846
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87FA107
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
538 total25 in this make and model50 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.

Lost directional control landing downwind. Ground looped. Right brake failed due to excessive braking effort.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING DOWNWIND. GROUND LOOPED. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING EFFORT.

NTSB investigation

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