20190530005429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-4-210C · Fairbanks, AK · May 30, 2019

Date: May 30, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Blair Lake
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9833M
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA305
Reported as: Maule M-4-210C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,130 total30 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N9833MRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Maule M-4-210CS/N 1017C · Built 1966 Airframe modelMaule M-4-210C Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airstrip 1500X50. Useable wheel area, 12 ft. wide, brush 2-3 ft high outside of wheel area. After circling airstrip 3 times for recon, pilot attempted landing on clear wheel area, possibly floated off center at touchdown. Aircraft flipped onto its back after touch down. Pilot noted left wheel was locked due to brush wrapped around wheel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRSTRIP 1500X50. USEABLE WHEEL AREA, 12 FT. WIDE, BRUSH 2-3 FT HIGH OUTSIDE OF WHEEL AREA. AFTER CIRCLING AIRSTRIP 3 TIMES FOR RECON, PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON CLEAR WHEEL AREA, POSSIBLY FLOATED OFF CENTER AT TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AFTER TOUCH DOWN. PILOT NOTED LEFT WHEEL WAS LOCKED DUE TO BRUSH WRAPPED AROUND WHEEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA305Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain the runway centerline during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing with the left wheel off the runway, an impact with trees, and a nose-over.May 31, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9833M · 1

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

Incident 19800709060229IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Manley Hot Spri, AKPilot lost directional control after landing on a dirt and gravel strip.Jul 9, 1980 · Minor damage