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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Three Forks, MT · July 20, 2022

Date
July 20, 2022 · 09:09 local
Place
Three Forks, MT
Airport
Thre Forks
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6224M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA262
Reported as
Maule M-5-235C
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,210 total

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What happened

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

Pilot reported engine lost power during flight near airport. Attempted to land at airport but landed in field across from intended rnway. During roll-out, aircraft rolled diagonally over a dirt road, bounced through a small ditch then contacted a wire fence with the left wing causing the aircraft to turn abruptly damaging both wings, landing gear and airframe.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER DURING FLIGHT NEAR AIRPORT. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AIRPORT BUT LANDED IN FIELD ACROSS FROM INTENDED RNWAY. DURING ROLL-OUT, AIRCRAFT ROLLED DIAGONALLY OVER A DIRT ROAD, BOUNCED THROUGH A SMALL DITCH THEN CONTACTED A WIRE FENCE WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN ABRUPTLY DAMAGING BOTH WINGS, LANDING GEAR AND AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6224M · 1

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