# Incident 19981129041979I: Maule M5235C, Big Susitna Riv, AK, November 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1998, 14:45 local time
- Place: Big Susitna Riv, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N56623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56623-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5470010, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981129041979I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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