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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Wasilla, AK · March 1, 2016

Date
March 1, 2016 · 11:45 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Wasilla
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12BE
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA142
Reported as
Maule M-5-235C
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model22 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.

The morning of the accident the airman had flown with his flight instructor. The flight consisted of at least five landings, two on gravel and three on pavement. The flight instructor directed the student to practice some solo takeoff and landings. On the student's first solo landing he stated that the airplane pulled to the right. The student then added full power in an attempt to go-around. The aircraft subsequently departed runway 04 to the east coming to rest approximately 40 yards from the runway. The landing gear was damaged and the right hand wing struts were buckled. There was a prop strike and damage to the cowling.

As the FAA filed it

THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRMAN HAD FLOWN WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE FLIGHT CONSISTED OF AT LEAST FIVE LANDINGS, TWO ON GRAVEL AND THREE ON PAVEMENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO PRACTICE SOME SOLO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ON THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO LANDING HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT THEN ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 TO THE EAST COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT HAND WING STRUTS WERE BUCKLED. THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE COWLING.

NTSB investigation

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