# Accident 20050726017319A: Maule MX7180, Yakutat, AK, July 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2005, 16:05 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8961° N, 137.9361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8961&lon=-137.9361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185DB-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5460185, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,700 total, 160 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726017319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THE HIKERS ON THE BEACH MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN DISTRESS, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THEIR VICINITY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SINK INTO THE SAND, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT OWNS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PART 135 AIR OPERATOR, BUT THIS FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91.

## 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 ANC05CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA109), Jul 27, 2005: Maule MX7-180 (N185DB), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. A factor contributing…

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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