# Accident 19940606013979A: Maule M6235, Bethel, AK, June 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8093° N, 161.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8093&lon=-161.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56447, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56447) (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 IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940606013979A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR AXLE FAILED ON LANDING CAUSING GROUND LOOP. AXLE BENT ON PRIOR OVERSTRESS. RIM LUGS STRIKING AXLE.

## 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 ANC94LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA068), Jun 6, 1994: Maule M6-235 (N56447), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

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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