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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MXT-7-180 · Great Falls, MT · June 23, 2024

Date
June 23, 2024 · 07:00 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Heller Farm
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5519C
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA204
Reported as
Maule MXT-7-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
560 total63 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to land on an grass airstrip. On landing aircraft bounced and go airborne again. Pilot attempted to recover from the bounce and bounced a second time at which time the aircraft nosed over and became inverted

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON AN GRASS AIRSTRIP. ON LANDING AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND GO AIRBORNE AGAIN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE AND BOUNCED A SECOND TIME AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND BECAME INVERTED

NTSB investigation

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