# Incident 19990809024199I: Maule MX7235, John River, AK, August 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: John River, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D08C
- Aircraft: N56681, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56681) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming L-540-T4B5 (registry code 41563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-l-540-t4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809024199I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION THE AIRMAN SETUP FOR A LANDING ON A REMOTE GAVEL BAR THAT HE HAD LANDED ON A FW DAYS BEFORE. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN A LIGHT CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER COCK TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED 20 DEGREES OFF THE DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH SOME DITCHES CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR LEGS.

## Other reports on N56681 (1)

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

- [Accident 20161215022579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161215022579A), Dec 15, 2016: Maule MX-7-235 (N56681), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Operator landed at remote strip and dropped off passengers. During take off hit a snow drift that launched aircraft into the air with a loud bang. Operator…

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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