# Incident 19790703018339I: Maule M5220C, Bettles, AK, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 01:49 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5630U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5630U-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703018339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE ATTEMPTING FULL STALL LANDING PILOT STALLED TO HIGH, LANDED HARD ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR, WHICH COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N5630U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790311011039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311011039I), Mar 11, 1979: Maule M5220C (N5630U), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit abruptly during climbout. Made emergency landing, bending prop and landing gear struts.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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