Maule M-7-235C N6YM

Summary

On 11 July 2011 at about 21:50 local time, a Maule M-7-235C registered N6YM, operated by Dean Buzzard, was involved in an accident near Tonasket, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

11 July 2011 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Tonasket, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Private Grass Strip (NA)

Coordinates

48.7050, -119.4394

Aircraft

Maule M-7-235C

Registration

N6YM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dean Buzzard

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Loomis → Tonasket

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA326

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a landing overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing long on a grass airstrip near his home. During the landing roll, the wind shifted from a crosswind to a tailwind, which pushed the airplane down the last part of the runway. The pilot commented that he tried to intentionally ground loop the airplane before it went over an embankment at the end of the runway, but was unable to gain any authority over the airplane due to the wind. Subsequently, the airplane traveled 20 feet down a small embankment which bent the front fuselage of the airplane up into the cockpit area. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.