# Accident 19890809028279A: Maule M5235C, Nebesna Glacier, AK, August 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Nebesna Glacier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5644W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5644W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,538 total, 80 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890809028279A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER POSSIBLE LANDING AREA. WHEELS CAUGHT IN BRUSH. TRIED GO AROUND FULL FLAPS LANDED,COLLAPSED GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA139), Aug 10, 1989: Maule M-5 (N5644W), Nebesna Glacier, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO INADVERTENTLY TOUCH DOWN, HE DELAYED MAKING A GO-AROUND, AND HE DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED TO CONTINUE THE GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N5644W (1)

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

- [Accident 20230404003929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230404003929A), Apr 4, 2023: Maule M-5-235C (N5644W), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. On the morning of April 4, 2023, the pilot departed lake hood strip (lhd) for wick air (14AK) to deliver his Maule for an annual inspection. During the…

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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