Accident · 2005-07-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-07-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Maule MX7-180 (N185DB)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- STEVE R. WILSON Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Steve R. Wilson
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. A factor contributing to the accident was soft terrain.
Source: NTSB case ANC05CA109Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.