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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-5-235C · Big Susitna Riv, AK · November 29, 1998

Date: November 29, 1998 · 14:45 local
Place: Big Susitna Riv, AK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56623
Reported as: Maule M5235C
Reported engine: Lycoming O540J1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total350 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N56623Registration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Maule M-5-235CS/N 7470C Airframe modelMaule M-5-235C

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What happened

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

(-5)On 11-29-98, frank pijuan, flying his own aircraft, a Maule N56623, experienced a rough running engine near the mouth of the big Susitna river and decided to make a precautionary landing on a gravel bar. On roll-out, the aircraft's wheels went into a small depression, where the propeller struck the ground and was bent. No injuires occured. The only damage that occured was to the propeller. This incident had been assigned the number IAL39112901. I talked with frank pijuan about making off airport landings. No other corrective action is planned.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON 11-29-98, FRANK PIJUAN, FLYING HIS OWN AIRCRAFT, A MAULE N56623, EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SUSITNA RIVER AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. ON ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT'S WHEELS WENT INTO A SMALL DEPRESSION, WHERE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS BENT. NO INJUIRES OCCURED. THE ONLY DAMAGE THAT OCCURED WAS TO THE PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE NUMBER IAL39112901. I TALKED WITH FRANK PIJUAN ABOUT MAKING OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS. NO OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS PLANNED.