# Accident 20220720012829A: Maule M-5-235C, Three Forks, MT, July 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2022, 09:09 local time
- Place: Three Forks, MT
- Airport: Thre Forks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8781° N, 111.5694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8781&lon=-111.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6224M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6224M) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220720012829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA262), Jul 20, 2022: Maule M-5-235C (N6224M), Three Forks, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to degraded and incorrectly maintained ignition system components. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in turning the airplane towards the runway when the…

## Other reports on N6224M (1)

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

- [Accident 19891028043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028043599A), Oct 28, 1989: Maule M5235C (N6224M), Plattsburg, NY, Substantial damage. Struck brush on takeoff from short Private wet grass strip. Aircraft flipped 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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