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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-7-235B · Turner, ME · July 23, 2009

Date: July 23, 2009 · 09:30 local
Place: Turner, ME
Airport: Twitchell
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N595Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09CA416
Reported as: Maule M-7-235B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,500 total15 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N595ZRegistered now · Maule M-7-235BS/N 23105C · Built 2008 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235B Engine modelLycoming O-540-B4B5Reciprocating

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What happened

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7/23/09 About 0930LCL N595Z a Maule M-7-235-B tookoff from THE12/30 asphalt runway at twichell's airport inturner me (3B5). At about 0931 the aircraft landed on the 2000FT grass runway down the hill next to the Twitchell's airport seaplane base. Towards the end of the rollout the pilot lost control and the aircraft nosed over on to its back. The aircraft was flown by privacy data omitted, the sole occupant sustaining minor injuries to the head. privacy data omitted Said that his southeasterly approach to the grass runway was with full power at 60 knots with 20 degrees of flaps and 20 inches of mercury manifold pressure. On touchdown he said he had no aileron control. The propeller went into the grass and then the aircraft nosed over. privacy data omitted Egress was blocked by a door that would not open. Trying the other door it opened and he then released the shoulder harness and exited. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

7/23/09 ABOUT 0930LCL N595Z A MAULE M-7-235-B TOOKOFF FROM THE12/30 ASPHALT RUNWAY AT TWICHELL'S AIRPORT INTURNER ME (3B5). AT ABOUT 0931 THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE 2000FT GRASS RUNWAY DOWN THE HILL NEXT TO THE TWITCHELL'S AIRPORT SEAPLANE BASE. TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROLLOUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON TO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HIS SOUTHEASTERLY APPROACH TO THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS WITH FULL POWER AT 60 KNOTS WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND 20 INCHES OF MERCURY MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ON TOUCHDOWN HE SAID HE HAD NO AILERON CONTROL. THE PROPELLER WENT INTO THE GRASS AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EGRESS WAS BLOCKED BY A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT OPEN. TRYING THE OTHER DOOR IT OPENED AND HE THEN RELEASED THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND EXITED. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09CA416Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTurner, METhe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing rollout.Jul 23, 2009 · Substantial damage