# Incident 20180602006829I: Maule M-4-220C, Livengood, AK, June 2, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2018, 17:20 local time
- Place: Livengood, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.5244° N, 148.5447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livengood, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5244&lon=-148.5447&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,438 total, 835 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602006829I

## Narrative

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

^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 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WALKED THE GRAVEL BAR LOOKING FOR ANY PROBLEMS DURNG HIS TAKEOFF ROLL.  HE WAS ALSO PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WIND.  HE NOTED CALM WINDS ON THE GROUND BUT KNEW THERE MAY BE WINDS ABOVE THE GROUND DUE TO THE HILLS NEARBY.  HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ANY AIRCRAFT FLYING NEARBY TO ASK ABOUT WIND CONDITIONS AT HIGHER ALTITUDE.  HE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.  HE DECIDED TO TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH EAST SINCE THE VEGETATION WAS LOW AND NO TREES TO HIT.  DURING LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACHIEVING ADEQUATE LIFT ALONG THE 800 FT GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRCRAFT TIRES SKIPPED ACROSS THE WATER AND THE LANDING  GEAR INPACTED A TREE STUMP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND BENT BACK AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.

## 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…
- [Accident 20160903021109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903021109A), Sep 3, 2016: Maule M-4-220C (N40661), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

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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