# NTSB ANC15CA038: Maule M 7-235B, N1002H, Talkeetna, AK, June 6, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 6, 2015, 12:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Coordinates: 62.321666, -150.093887 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3217&lon=-150.0939&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 11, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 91346 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC15CA038 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91346/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91346 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA038 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that this was his first landing on pavement in his tailwheel-equipped airplane with 29-inch tundra tires. He landed hard as a result of a slower than normal approach speed. After touchdown, he lost directional control and entered a ground loop to the right, resulting in substantial damage to the right aileron. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that this was his first landing on pavement in his tailwheel-equipped airplane with 29-inch tundra tires. He landed hard as a result of a slower than normal approach speed. After touchdown, he lost directional control and entered a ground loop to the right, resulting in substantial damage to the right aileron. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1002H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1002H), registered now, S/N 23038C, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M 7-235B - Registry model: [Maule M-7-235B](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (registry code 5460109) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 23038C - Year built: 1997 - Airframe hours: 838 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kaylor Ronald N - Registered owner: Kaylor Ronald N - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 25, 2014, 6 hours before - Departed: LHD, ANCHORAGE, AK - Destination: TKA, Talkeetna, AK - Airport: TKA, Talkeetna, runway 36, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 2,475 total, 675 in this make and model, 2,225 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: PATK ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20150606016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606016799A), Jun 6, 2015: Maule M-7-235B, Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Mishap pilot (mp) was accomplishing currency training in his Maule. He landed on the paved runway vs the dirt strip he was used to. Large tundra tires combined… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 28, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91346. 318 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 318 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40429890&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.