ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155990
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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 2013 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Maule M-6-235 Super Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N56464 |
| MSN: | 7416C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mat-Su Valley, Goose Bay Airport - Z40, Goose Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (PAED) |
| Anchorage, AK (PAED) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing stop-and-go landings on the gravel-covered runway. Upon touchdown, the right main gear separated at the axle housing, which pivoted the airplane to the right as the main landing gear leg dug into the runway. The airplane subsequently nosed down and came to rest on the propeller spinner and left wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and lift struts. A postaccident examination revealed that the right main landing gear axle separated at the axle housing and main landing gear leg attachment point. Visual and magnified optical examinations of the fractured surfaces revealed features consistent with a bending overstress fracture, indicating that the pilot most likely executed a hard landing, which resulted in the fracture of the right main axle housing and the subsequent nosedown.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s execution of a hard landing, which resulted in the overstress fracture of the right main axle housing and the subsequent nosedown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2013 02:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-May-2013 18:17 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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