Maule M7 N595Z

Summary

On 23 July 2009 at about 14:00 local time, a Maule M7 registered N595Z, operated by Tamilyn Slowey, was involved in an accident near Turner, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 2009 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Turner, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Twitchell Airport (3B5)

Coordinates

44.1867, -70.2264

Aircraft

Maule M7

Registration

N595Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tamilyn Slowey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Turner → Turner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA416

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing rollout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane departed an asphalt runway with the intention of moving the airplane to an adjacent turf runway at the same airport. The pilot stated that he made a normal takeoff, climbed above the trees, and began an approach to landing for the turf runway. The pilot made a "normal landing, and in an instant, the nose started down." The airplane's propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. Postaccident inspection by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane exhibited no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 9 nautical miles south of the accident site, reported winds from 060 degrees at 5 knots around the time of the accident. Several attempts were made to obtain the NTSB Pilot/Operator Report from the pilot and operator; however, neither submitted the form.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.