# Accident 19940902025369A: Maule M5220C, Port Alsworth, AK, September 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2000° N, 154.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2000&lon=-154.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51637 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 165 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902025369A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON HUNTING TRIP. LANDED ON A RIDGE. COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR ON ROUGHER THAN BELEIVED SURFACE. BENT WING STRUTS

## 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 ANC94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA128), Sep 3, 1994: Maule M5 (N51637), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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