# Accident 20060929019149A: Maule M6235, Ronan, MT, September 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Airport: Ronan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5728° N, 114.0967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5728&lon=-114.0967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9918T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9918T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060929019149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING'S FRONT AND REAR SPARS, THE LEFT WING'S FRONT AND REAR SPARS, AND THE PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD.

## 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 SEA06CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA191), Sep 29, 2006: Maule M-6-235 (N9918T), Ronan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in the tailwheel-equipped aircraft. A swale (sunken area) between the runway and the taxiway was a factor.

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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