# Accident 20190611006649A: Maule MX-7-180A, Soldotna, AK, June 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2019, 11:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3203° N, 150.5972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3203&lon=-150.5972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61339, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61339) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190611006649A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 11, 2019 AT 1115 AKDT, N61339,A MAULE MX-7-180A, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINDSCREEN, COWL, AND LOWER RIGHT FUSELAGE WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A LAKE  WITHOUT FLOATS.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA19CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA343), Jun 11, 2019: Maule MX7 (N61339), Soldatna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s attempt to land on water in an airplane that was not equipped with floats.

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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