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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-5-210C · Anchorage, AK · July 7, 2021

Date: July 7, 2021 · 15:43 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N349X
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC21LA058
Reported as: Maule M-5-210C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N349XRegistered now · Maule M-5-210CS/N 6161C · Built 1976 Airframe modelMaule M-5-210C Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot was conducting off airport training. The instructor was in another aircraft observing and instructing. Pilot was conducting touch and go landings on sand bars. Pilot wanted to stop as he felt he did not have enough room to depart. The instructor advised him to continue the departure. Pilot continue the departure and landing gear hit a log towards the end of the strip. They performed an aerial observation of the gear and assessed the damage. They flew to lhd, notified ATC of damage. Landed as slow as possible, cut engine on touch down. Left side gear folded in, aircraft came to rest on nose. Damage was to left gear and scratches to the engine cowling. No other damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING OFF AIRPORT TRAINING. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OBSERVING AND INSTRUCTING. PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON SAND BARS. PILOT WANTED TO STOP AS HE FELT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DEPART. THE INSTRUCTOR ADVISED HIM TO CONTINUE THE DEPARTURE. PILOT CONTINUE THE DEPARTURE AND LANDING GEAR HIT A LOG TOWARDS THE END OF THE STRIP. THEY PERFORMED AN AERIAL OBSERVATION OF THE GEAR AND ASSESSED THE DAMAGE. THEY FLEW TO LHD, NOTIFIED ATC OF DAMAGE. LANDED AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE, CUT ENGINE ON TOUCH DOWN. LEFT SIDE GEAR FOLDED IN, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON NOSE. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT GEAR AND SCRATCHES TO THE ENGINE COWLING. NO OTHER DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC21LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot’s impact with a log while dragging an off-airport landing site.Jul 7, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N349X · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20010706015899ABig Creek, ID(-23) On the rollout after landing at Big Creek airstrip, the pilot claims that a strong left quartering headwind forced his aircraft to weather vane into the wind. The tailwheel caught up on a parallel irrigation pipe, stopping the momentum of the aircraft.…Jul 6, 2001 · No damage Incident 19980517009639IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Clinton, MDAfter touchdown swerved left off runway dragged rt wing tip. Imposed sideloads caused rt gear to collapse.May 17, 1998 · Minor damage