- Date
- September 23, 1973
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40319Maule M4220C
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730923037209A
- Case key
- 187938
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3757 73/9/23 NR.BETHEL,ALAS MAULE M4220C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 141 TIME - 1230 N40319 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KISARALIK RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RWY LARGE ROCK GRAVEL 20 FT WIDE.LEFT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT SHOULDER.15 FT TREES AT END RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40319
- Reported as
- Maule M4220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kisaralik River
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N40319 · 3
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