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FAA incident report · Maule M6235 · Baudette, MN · May 13, 2009

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Date
May 13, 2009 · 13:00 local
Place
Baudette, MN
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N797PS
Reported as
Maule M6235
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,191 total398 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft N797PS a Maule 6-235 departed pine river on 05-13-09 on an IFR flight plan bound for wheeler's point on the rainy river just north of Baudette, MN. Weather information from princeton fss indicated the presence of intermittent strong gusty winds in the area at approximately 220 degrees. Aircraft made its approach and landed into the wind on the rainy river on a heading of approximately 220 degrees. Aircraft reduced power and began to taxi towards landing point on shore. Aircraft made a left turn and was struck by a strong gust of wind lifting the right wing up and rolling the aircraft over and submerging it the river about 8 feet of water. Pilot escaped aircraft without being injured. Aircraft remained submerged until 11:00 on 05-15-2009 when its pulled from the river by a large backhoe. During recovery the right wing struts collapsed causing substantial damage to the airframe. Both wings leading edges reflected damage consistent with contact with the river bottom. There was no structural damage due initial contact with the water or being rolled over by the wind gust. End.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N797PS A MAULE 6-235 DEPARTED PINE RIVER ON 05-13-09 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN BOUND FOR WHEELER'S POINT ON THE RAINY RIVER JUST NORTH OF BAUDETTE, MN. WEATHER INFORMATION FROM PRINCETON FSS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF INTERMITTENT STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 220 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT MADE ITS APPROACH AND LANDED INTO THE WIND ON THE RAINY RIVER ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 220 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN TO TAXI TOWARDS LANDING POINT ON SHORE. AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN AND WAS STRUCK BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTING THE RIGHT WING UP AND ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND SUBMERGING IT THE RIVER ABOUT 8 FEET OF WATER. PILOT ESCAPED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT BEING INJURED. AIRCRAFT REMAINED SUBMERGED UNTIL 11:00 ON 05-15-2009 WHEN ITS PULLED FROM THE RIVER BY A LARGE BACKHOE. DURING RECOVERY THE RIGHT WING STRUTS COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. BOTH WINGS LEADING EDGES REFLECTED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH CONTACT WITH THE RIVER BOTTOM. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE WATER OR BEING ROLLED OVER BY THE WIND GUST. END.