# Accident 19970118000609A: Maule M6235, Birchwood, AK, January 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4108° N, 149.1701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4108&lon=-149.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5654N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5654N-2005-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970118000609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC97LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA023), Jan 18, 1997: Maule M-5 (N5654N), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. The snow-covered runway was a factor.

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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