# Accident 19930220002989A: Maule M5235C, Chena Hot Sprin, AK, February 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1993, 14:40 local time
- Place: Chena Hot Sprin, AK
- Airport: Chena Hot Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0097° N, 144.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0097&lon=-144.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9176E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235A (registry code 5460107, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,916 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220002989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BUMP ON SNOW COMPACTED RUNWAY. BALLOONED,CAME BACK DOWN. SWERVED. NOSED OVER. RIGHT AXLE BROKE. PRIOR CRACKS

## 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 ANC93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA036), Feb 20, 1993: Maule M5 (N9176E), Chena Hot Sprng, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR AXLE AS A RESULT OF A PRE EXISTING FRACTURE IN THE AXLE.

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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