# Accident 20190822022999A: Maule M-5-235C, Beluga Lake, AK, August 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2019, 10:45 local time
- Place: Beluga Lake, AK
- Airport: Beluga Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4933° N, 151.9064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4933&lon=-151.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9096E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9096E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (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-5-235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,900 total, 230 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA507) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190822022999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA507), Aug 22, 2019: Maule M5 (N9096E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during landing on a dry lakebed, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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