# Accident 19960902025919A: Maule M4210, Skwentna, AK, September 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9296° N, 151.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9296&lon=-151.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4726T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4726T-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210 (registry code 5460108, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 139 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902025919A

## Narrative

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

HIT BUMP LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR. FAILED GO AROUND HIT DEPRESION. NOSED OVER. REPORTED BUMP KNOCKED HAND OFF THROTTLE

## 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 ANC96LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA136), Sep 3, 1996: Maule M-4 (N4726T), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

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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