Lake John K MA-5 CHARGER N795MC

Summary

On 5 September 2012 at about 17:25 local time, a Lake John K MA-5 CHARGER registered N795MC, operated by John K Lake, was involved in an accident near Eagle Mountain, Utah, 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.

Date

5 September 2012 at 17:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Eagle Mountain, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Glenmar Ranch Airport (UT41)

Coordinates

40.3369, -111.9925

Aircraft

Lake John K MA-5 CHARGER

Registration

N795MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John K Lake

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Heber City → Eagle Mountain

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA398

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s encounter with a large hole in the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a landing on a private dirt strip, the right main landing gear struck a large, hidden gopher hole, and the airplane veered to the right. Before the pilot could correct the excursion, the right wing struck sage brush along the edge of the runway, impacted a berm, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and to the left upper wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or abnormalities that would have prevented normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.