Maule MX7-180 N185DB
27 July 2005 · Yakutat, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2005 at about 00:30 local time, a Maule MX7-180 registered N185DB, operated by Steve R. Wilson, was involved in an accident near Yakutat, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yakutat, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 58.8961, -137.9361
- Aircraft
- Maule MX7-180
- Registration
- N185DB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steve R. Wilson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gustavus → Yakutat
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA109
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. A factor contributing to the accident was soft terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport certificated pilot was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane on a remote beach. During the landing roll, the pilot said the right main landing gear tire encountered soft and steep terrain, and during his attempt to stop, the airplane nosed over. The airplane received structural damage to the wings and the vertical stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule MX7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2010 | Maule MX7 | Willows, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2010 | Maule MX7 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | Matthew M. Soddy | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2013 | Maule MX7-180A | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Maule MX7-235 | Polk City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Maule MX7 | Munster, Switzerland | Segelfluggruppe Winterthur | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2016 | Maule MX7 | Port Aransas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |