# Accident 20220724013089A: Maule M-4-210, Aniak, AK, July 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2022, 14:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4743T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4743T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210 (registry code 5460108, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 233 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220724013089A

## Narrative

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

ON 24 JULY 2022 ABOUT 1400 LOCAL TIME, AFTER PERFORMING A FLY OVER OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA THE PILOT LANDED HIS MAULE M-4-210 ON A 500 FOOT UNIMPROVED CLEARING (MOOSE STRIP). PILOT STATED HE HAD NEVER LANDED THERE BEFORE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE TAIL UP TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL FROM THE LANDING AREA. DURING THE FINAL ROLL OUT OF THE LANDING, AND WHILE BRAKING UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR, HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A DEPRESSION COVERED BY A BLUEBERRY BUSH CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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