Maule M-5 N5654N
18 January 1997 · Chugiak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 January 1997 at about 17:00 local time, a Maule M-5 registered N5654N, operated by James C. Glascow, was involved in an accident near Chugiak, Alaska, United States. 3 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chugiak, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Birchwood (BCV)
- Coordinates
- 61.4108, -149.1701
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5
- Registration
- N5654N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James C. Glascow
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC97LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. The snow-covered runway was a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning the airplane to its base after a prepurchase flight test demonstration. The pilot, the potential buyer of the airplane, said he misjudged where the end of the snow covered runway was, and landed short. The airplane's main landing gear wheels sank into the snow, and the airplane nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1997 | Maule M-5-180 | Jordan Valley, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1997 | Maule M-5 | West Fargo, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1996 | Maule M-5 | Plains, Georgia, United States | Robert D. Campbell | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Maule M-5-235C | Newburg, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Maule M-5-235C | Lake Havasu Cty, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1998 | Maule M-5-235C | Inyokern, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Bell 206-B2 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |