19970118000609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-6-235 · Birchwood, AK · January 18, 1997

Date
January 18, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place
Birchwood, AK
Airport
Birchwood Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5654N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA023
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total30 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prepurchase evaluation. Landed short runway. Nosed over in deep snow. Pilot rated byer not at controls.

As the FAA filed it

PREPURCHASE EVALUATION. LANDED SHORT RUNWAY. NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW. PILOT RATED BYER NOT AT CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.