Maule M-6-235 N5646D

Summary

On 2 October 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Maule M-6-235 registered N5646D was involved in an accident near Elberta, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 October 1983 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elberta, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Miles Neumann

Coordinates

30.4109, -87.6006

Aircraft

Maule M-6-235

Registration

N5646D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA004

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT TOOK OFF WITH A PASSENGER, WHO WAS ALSO A PLT, BUT WAS NOT PERFORMING AS SUCH ON THIS FLT. AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT LANDED ON THE NORTH-SOUTH RWY. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE ENCOUNTERED A X-WIND THAT CAUSED THE ACFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP. THERE WAS A PARALLEL STRIP OF SMOOTH GROUND BESIDE THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GROUND BESIDE THE RWY WAS HARD, PACKED DIRT, SO HE ALLOWED THE ACFT TO CONTINUE OFF THE GRASS AREA. HOWEVER, THE SOIL WAS SOFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE GEAR DUG IN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. APRX 18 MI EAST NORTHEAST AT PENSACOLA, FL, THE WIND WAS FROM 140 DEG AT 6 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.