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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235 · Bethel, AK · May 6, 2021

Date: May 6, 2021 · 17:30 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Airport: Bethel
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DHNC
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N574RB
Reported as: Maule M-7-235
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,875 total530 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N574RBRegistered now · Maule M-7-235S/N 4133C · Built 2018 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-W1A5Reciprocating

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.

The airman landed on runway 1L at the Bethel Airport. The airman was instructed by Bethel tower to exit at golf taxiway continue to parking and monitor ground control. The airman exited golf on the main ramp and was taxing parallel to runway 12/30 westbound on the FAR side of the ramp when he observed the end of an aircraft wing directly in front of him. He immediately applied the brakes and the aircraft nosed over. Previously, a Cessna 207 was instructed to hold position while taxing on the west ramp to runway 1L.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN LANDED ON RUNWAY 1L AT THE BETHEL AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN WAS INSTRUCTED BY BETHEL TOWER TO EXIT AT GOLF TAXIWAY CONTINUE TO PARKING AND MONITOR GROUND CONTROL. THE AIRMAN EXITED GOLF ON THE MAIN RAMP AND WAS TAXING PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 12/30 WESTBOUND ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE RAMP WHEN HE OBSERVED THE END OF AN AIRCRAFT WING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. PREVIOUSLY, A CESSNA 207 WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD POSITION WHILE TAXING ON THE WEST RAMP TO RUNWAY 1L.