# Accident 19940417011019A: Maule M5235C, Fairbanks, AK, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8999° N, 148.1604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8999&lon=-148.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237E-2003-09-05) (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 M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 49 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417011019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED BOOT CAUGHT ON AILERON CABLE ON LANDING. CAUSED BRAKE APPLICATION. VEERED. STRUCK SIGN ON GO AROUND.

## 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 ANC94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA050), Apr 17, 1994: Maule M5-235C (N9237E), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN HER FOOT INTERFERED AND RESTRICTED THE MOVEMENT OF THE RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N9237E (2)

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

- [Accident 20010715017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715017159A), Jul 15, 2001: Maule M5235C (N9237E), Bettles, AK, No damage. (-23) The aircraft departed lake sithylemenkat, approximately 47 NM southeast of Bettles, AK. Enroute to fairbanks, AK. On climbout, approximately 3-5 NM…
- [Accident 19990404003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404003059A), Apr 4, 1999: Maule M5235C (N9237E), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on April 4, 1999, at 1220 Alaska daylight time, a Maule…

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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