Maule M-6-235 N9918T

Summary

On 29 September 2006 at about 20:30 local time, a Maule M-6-235 registered N9918T was involved in an accident near Ronan, Montana, 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.

Date

29 September 2006 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ronan, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Ronan Airport (7S0)

Coordinates

47.5728, -114.0967

Aircraft

Maule M-6-235

Registration

N9918T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Missoula → Ronan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA191

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in the tailwheel-equipped aircraft. A swale (sunken area) between the runway and the taxiway was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll in the tailwheel-equipped aircraft, the pilot failed to maintain directional control, and the aircraft departed the side of the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft rolled through a swale (sunken area) between the runway and the taxiway. As it was coming up out of the swale, the aircraft's right wing contacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage. In his written statement, the pilot said, "I should have maintained better directional control of the aircraft on the runway..." There was no indication of a flight control malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.