Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER TAXI SPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On July 2, 1993, at 1000 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Maule M4 airplane, N9872M, registered to and operated by the pilot in command, nosed over while taxiing on Char Lake, approximately 20 miles southwest of Iliamna, Alaska. The private certificated pilot and one passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed Port Alsworth and the destination was Char Lake. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
During a telephone interview, the pilot in command told the NTSB investigator in charge that he was performing a downwind taxi when the left float tucked beneath the water causing the airplane to roll inverted.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC93LA109