# NTSB ANC24LA051: Morgan Edward L Edge X 582, N7170A, Fairbanks, AK, June 2, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 2, 2024, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Coordinates: 65.000957, -145.99923
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0010&lon=-145.9992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194465/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194465
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA051

## Probable cause

The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.

## 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: [Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05902W9), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=05902W9), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=05902W9), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/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: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05902W9), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, while landing at an off-airport site, during landing roll, the nose wheel hit a hole, and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing keel. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7170A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7170A-2026-07-02), registration cancelled 2026-07-02, S/N 582-646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORGAN EDWARD L EDGE X 582
- Registry model: [Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582](https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-edward-l-edge-x-582) (registry code 05902W9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Weight-shift, amateur-built
- Serial number: 582-646
- Year built: 2004
- Engines: Rotax 582 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special)
- Departed: pvt, Faribanks, AK
- Destination: Same as departure
- Equipment: Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; sport pilot; medical: sport pilot; last flight review May 4, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 3-point

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.33 inHg
- Observed at: AEI, 34 nm away
- METAR: PAEI 021555Z 00000KT 10SM BKN100 13/05 A2933 RMK AO2A SLP934 T01310050

## 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 20240602007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240602007249A), Jun 2, 2024: Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 28, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194465. 12.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 12.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17320146&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20NTSB%20Accident%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 199 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17319896&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.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.

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