# Accident 20240602007249A: Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582, Fairbanks, AK, June 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2024, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0010° N, 145.9992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0010&lon=-145.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7170A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7170A-2026-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582 (registry code 05902W9, https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-edward-l-edge-x-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORGAN EDWARD L EDGE X 582
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 62 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240602007249A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED ON A REMOTE UNMAINTAINED RIDGETOP.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSEWHEEL ON THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HOLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ANC24LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA051), Jun 2, 2024: Morgan Edward L Edge X 582 (N7170A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.

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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