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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-7-260C · Lander, WY · February 7, 2023

Date
February 7, 2023 · 07:00 local
Place
Lander, WY
Airport
Hunt Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4045R
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA108
Reported as
Maule M-7-260C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
806 total

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.

Left brake went soft on landing. Right brake grabbed and aircraft went to the right side of runway hit snowbank and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT BRAKE WENT SOFT ON LANDING. RIGHT BRAKE GRABBED AND AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY HIT SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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