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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Beluga Lake, AK · August 22, 2019

Date
August 22, 2019 · 10:45 local
Place
Beluga Lake, AK
Airport
Beluga Lake
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9096E
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA507
Reported as
Maule M-5-235C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,900 total230 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed on dry lake bed with fine, sandy surface. On rollout, aircraft hit small bump or rut, forcing main gear into the air. Tail then hit bump, pushing nose down, and aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON DRY LAKE BED WITH FINE, SANDY SURFACE. ON ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT HIT SMALL BUMP OR RUT, FORCING MAIN GEAR INTO THE AIR. TAIL THEN HIT BUMP, PUSHING NOSE DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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