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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Hamilton, MT · June 5, 2016

Date
June 5, 2016 · 09:57 local
Place
Hamilton, MT
Airport
Ravallie County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5635M
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA285
Reported as
Maule M-5-235C
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
19,100 total310 in this make and model175 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.

Passenger in front right seat had foot on one brake upon touchdown causing the pilot to lose directional control, unable to overcome/correct. Aircraft went off side of runway into soft dirt and went inverted.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER IN FRONT RIGHT SEAT HAD FOOT ON ONE BRAKE UPON TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, UNABLE TO OVERCOME/CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT AND WENT INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5635M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.