- Date
- July 30, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Iron Mountain, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5646ZMaule M-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850730037999A
- Case key
- 13171
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Ground loop/swerve - performedCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Ground loop/swerve - performedCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftCause
Analysis
During landing rollout the aircraft ground looped and the left wing struck the runway. This was the pilot's first flight in this model conventional gear aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5646Z
- Reported as
- Maule M-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7393C
- Airframe hours
- 319
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter B. Neufeld
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1985
- Departed
- BDJ · Boulder Jnct., WI
- Airport
- IMT · Ford, runway 1, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 923 total · 1 in this make and model · 792 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.