# Accident 20060910019139A: Maule M4180V, Lewistown, MT, September 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1983° N, 109.3103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1983&lon=-109.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N786ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-180V (registry code 5460136, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-180v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4180V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060910019139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S PRIVATE STRIP THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN STRUCK A HOLE DUG BY AN ANIMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 SEA06CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA182), Sep 11, 2006: Maule M-4-180V (N786ST), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane inadvertently impacted a coyote hole during the landing roll on unsuitable 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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