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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Maule M7235 · Palmer, AK · August 24, 1996

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Date
August 24, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
G7HC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N897M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA130
Reported as
Maule M7235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total500 in this make and model
N897MRegistered now · Maule M-7-260S/N 4064C · Built 1989Airframe modelMaule M-7-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft landed on gravel strip and suffered a rock cut in right main tire, causing a flat. Before pilot could completely stop the aircraft, it contacted a small tree stump forcing the aircraft onto its nose and back. One blade of the propeller was bent and minor damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRAVEL STRIP AND SUFFERED A ROCK CUT IN RIGHT MAIN TIRE, CAUSING A FLAT. BEFORE PILOT COULD COMPLETELY STOP THE AIRCRAFT, IT CONTACTED A SMALL TREE STUMP FORCING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE AND BACK. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WAS SUSTAINED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC96LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.Aug 24, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N897M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020819024619APalmer, AK(-23) On August 19, 2002, at approximately 0830, the pilot on a FAR part 135 flight with two passengers landed on an unimproved runway located at the right fork of Friday creek. Friday creek is approximately 15 miles east of the Palmer municipal airport.…Aug 19, 2002 · Reported as Maule M7235 · Substantial damage