# Accident 20160903021109A: Maule M-4-220C, Talkeetna, AK, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8900° N, 149.1720° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8900&lon=-149.1720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40661, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40661) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-D (registry code 17149, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903021109A

## Narrative

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

I (PILOT) DEPARTED PATK FOR A REMOTE RIDGE TOP STRIP 42 NM N/NE OF TALKEETNA. DEPARTURE TIME 1:17 AK TIME. AFTER A BUMPY AND HOT FLIGHT TO THE STRIP(WHERE I WAS TO PICK UP MY FRIEND FROM HUNTING)I OVER FLEW THE STRIP TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. I FOUND THE WIND OUT OF THE WEST 7-8 KTS. I DID A STABLE APPROACH AND DESCENT THROUGH HILLY TERRAIN. I HIT A SLIGHT DOWN DRAFT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, BUT ADDED POWER TO MAKE MY TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE ROLL OUT WAS SMOOTH FOR THE FIRST 2/3 THEN I CAUGHT A TAIL WIND CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN. AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO TAKE OFF AGAIN SAFELY. ALL I COULD DO WAS KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND RUN PAST THE STRIP AND OVER A SLIGHT HILL. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED FORWARD, THEN ALL THE WAY FORWARD, RESTING ON ITS TOP. I SECURED THE PLANE BY TURNING OFF THE FUEL, MAGS AND MASTER SWITCH AND ACTIVATED THE ELT REMOTE SWITCH. I EXITED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. TIME OF EXIT- 1:51 PM AK TIME

## 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 GAA16CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA468), Sep 3, 2016: Maule M4 (N40661), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for tailwind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun and nose over.

## Other reports on N40661 (2)

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

- [Accident 20230701010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230701010669A), Jul 1, 2023: Maule M-4-210C (N40661), Prospect Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot conducted a lowlevel pass over the roadway prior to landing, during that pass the pilot realized he was not maintaining altituded, he attempted to apply…
- [Incident 20180602006829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602006829I), Jun 2, 2018: Maule M-4-220C (N40661), Livengood, AK, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Flew his Maule M-4 with his wife out to a gravel bar along beaver creek which is 25 miles east of Livengood Alaska. Prior to taking off…

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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