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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-210C · Merrill, AK · September 2, 1985

Date
September 2, 1985 · 10:33 local
Place
Merrill, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51569
Reported as
Maule M5210C
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total2,000 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Cracked cylinder caused power loss after takeoff. Made emergency landing in a swamp, could not reach runway.

As the FAA filed it

CRACKED CYLINDER CAUSED POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SWAMP, COULD NOT REACH RUNWAY.