# Incident 19850507022479I: Maule M6235, Anchorage, AK, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5645D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5645D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 53 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507022479I

## Narrative

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

APPLIED BRAKE FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN CROSSWIND AND TAIL CAME UP. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N5645D (2)

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

- [Accident 19870607022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607022039A), Jun 7, 1987: Maule M6235 (N5645D), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped after landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [Accident 19841027061069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841027061069A), Oct 27, 1984: Maule M6235 (N5645D), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing due to a flat tire on the left main wheel.

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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