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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235 · White Mountain, AK · November 25, 1996

Date: November 25, 1996 · 12:50 local
Place: White Mountain, AK
Airport: White Mountain Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5656S
Reported as: Maule M7235
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total240 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N5656SRegistered now · Maule M-7-235S/N 4006C · Built 1984 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IO-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: pilot called fai FSDO on 11/26/96 @ 08:30. He explained that on take-off from nome city field (94Z) at 1230L on Monday 11/25/96 runway 21, the aircraft right ski hit a snow berm as it was lifting off. An inflight visual inspection was made with no damage visible. Continued to destination (wmo) at White Mountain on landing the right ski collapsed causing the right wing tip to contact the runway and the propeller to strike. There were no injuries. Post flight check revealed that the ski attach bolt had sheared allowing the ski to collapse. Minor damage to wing & prop change needed. Mechanic dispatched from nome to inspect damage and ready aircraft for ferry flight to nome (ome). Corrective action attached.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT CALLED FAI FSDO ON 11/26/96 @ 08:30. HE EXPLAINED THAT ON TAKE-OFF FROM NOME CITY FIELD (94Z) AT 1230L ON MONDAY 11/25/96 RUNWAY 21, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SKI HIT A SNOW BERM AS IT WAS LIFTING OFF. AN INFLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE VISIBLE. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION (WMO) AT WHITE MOUNTAIN ON LANDING THE RIGHT SKI COLLAPSED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POST FLIGHT CHECK REVEALED THAT THE SKI ATTACH BOLT HAD SHEARED ALLOWING THE SKI TO COLLAPSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO WING & PROP CHANGE NEEDED. MECHANIC DISPATCHED FROM NOME TO INSPECT DAMAGE AND READY AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO NOME (OME). CORRECTIVE ACTION ATTACHED.