What happened
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(-23) On December 13, 2003 approximately 1000 MST, a Maule M-4, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it veered off the landing strip and nosed over during a landing at the Flying Lazy d airstrip located 2 miles south of Elbert Colorado. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at calah Colorado approximately 0930 MST. The pilot had received an endorsement to fly tail dragger aircraft the week prior to the accident. He and his wife had flown to calhan Colorado to refuel the aircraft and were returning to the Flying Lazy d when the accident occurred. According to the pilot, he landed from the north on the dirt runway and was on rollout approximately 300 feet down the runway, ready to apply power to taxi to the hangar when the aircraft veered to the left of the runway. The left wheel hit a berm and the right wing dipped close to the ground. He was in the process of correcting this when the right gear hit the berm and the left wing hit the ground, damaging the wing tip. The aircraft rolled about another 30-50 feet over very rough terrain and both gear hit a crevasses.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 13, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST, A MAULE M-4, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE LANDING STRIP AND NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING AT THE FLYING LAZY D AIRSTRIP LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF ELBERT COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CALAH COLORADO APPROXIMATELY 0930 MST. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT TO FLY TAIL DRAGGER AIRCRAFT THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE AND HIS WIFE HAD FLOWN TO CALHAN COLORADO TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE RETURNING TO THE FLYING LAZY D WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LANDED FROM THE NORTH ON THE DIRT RUNWAY AND WAS ON ROLLOUT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, READY TO APPLY POWER TO TAXI TO THE HANGAR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WHEEL HIT A BERM AND THE RIGHT WING DIPPED CLOSE TO THE GROUND. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING THIS WHEN THE RIGHT GEAR HIT THE BERM AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ABOUT ANOTHER 30-50 FEET OVER VERY ROUGH TERRAIN AND BOTH GEAR HIT A CREVASSES.
NTSB investigation
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