# Accident 20171007014389A: Maule M-7-235, Manokotak, AK, October 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Manokotak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 9DGC
- Location: 58.8300° N, 159.5320° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8300&lon=-159.5320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81818, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81818-2019-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007014389A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF, IMMEDIATELY AFTER WHEELS BREAKING GROUND, A DOWN DRAFT FORCED THE PLANE BACK TO THE BEACH WHERE IT ALSO TOUCHED RIGHT WING TIP TO GROUND.

AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE, TOUCHING LEFT WING TIP TO GROUND.  SETTLED ON LEFT GEAR, LEFT WING TIP AND  NOSE, RIGHT WING UP.

## 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 GAA18CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA006), Oct 7, 2017: Maule M 7 (N81818), Manokatak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N81818 (2)

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

- [Incident 20110901026129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110901026129I), Sep 1, 2011: Maule M-7-235 (N81818), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Client/passenger alleges that on or about September 1, 2011 the pilot in command (PIC) landed hard on Nenevok lake over running the shoreline and running the…
- [Accident 19911231057969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911231057969A), Dec 31, 1991: Maule M7235 (N81818), Cottonport, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in a crosswind. Ground looped the tail wheel aircraft.

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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