# Accident 20190917017109A: Maule M-6-235, Palmer, AK, September 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: T5HA
- Location: 61.3553° N, 148.4094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3553&lon=-148.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-A1C5 (registry code 42322, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-a1c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-A1C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA552](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA552) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190917017109A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED SHORT ON A ROUGH GRAVEL BAR, LOST CONTROL WHILE BRAKING AND MANEUVERING ON TOUCHDOWN TO AVOID ROCKS AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NEGLIGIBLE 0-2 KNOT HEADWIND.

## 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 GAA19CA552](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA552), Sep 17, 2019: Maule M 6-235 (N88DK), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in the airplane hitting a rut, bouncing, and then nosing…

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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