Maule M-4-210C N40684
4 April 2009 · Chickaloon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 April 2009 at about 23:00 local time, a Maule M-4-210C registered N40684, operated by Johnson Jeff, was involved in an accident near Chickaloon, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chickaloon, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.9167, -148.1167
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4-210C
- Registration
- N40684
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Johnson Jeff
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Chickaloon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC09CA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitably rough and snow-covered landing area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo private pilot was landing a wheel-equipped airplane at an off-airport, snow-covered site. During the landing roll, the airplane bounced when it encountered a small snowdrift. The pilot said that he attempted to recover but the airplane drifted to the right and nosed over when it touched down in deep snow. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and wing lift struts. The pilot said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and noted in his report to the NTSB that he should have selected a better area to land on.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Mar 2008 | Maule M-4 | Jerome, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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