NTSB ANC87FA107 — 1987-07-26 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States

Aircraft involved

N49846 Maule M-6 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FOUND THE BRAKE SHAFT BROKEN AT THE SHAFT REDUCTION RETAINING CLIP POINT. HE INDICATED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME AS THE BRONZE RETAINER ALSO FAILED. HE ALSO ADMITTED TO BEARING DOWN WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE PEDAL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SWERVING TOWARD THE AREA WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE MOUNTING FOR THE BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND BROKEN WITH SIGNATURES SIMILAR TO OVERLOAD FAILURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87FA107.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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