# Incident 20230527010179I: Maule M-6-235, Atlanta, ID, May 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2023, 10:10 local time
- Place: Atlanta, ID
- Airport: Graham Usfs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9552° N, 115.2726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAHAM USFS (U45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9552&lon=-115.2726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J1A5D (registry code 42354, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j1a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-J1A5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527010179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXECUTED NORMAL UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON GRASS US FOREST SERVICE BACKCOUNTRY AIRSTRIP.  WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AREA THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED INTO A SOFT SPOT IN THE PARKING AREA WET SOD CAUSING A SUDDEN DECELERATION.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRFRAME PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. TAIL IMMEDIATELY CAME DOWN AND ENGINE KEPT RUNNING.  AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN WHEEL MANUALLY REMOVED FROM SOFT SPOT AND TAXIED TO PARKING SPOT UNDER IT'S OWN POWER.

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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