# Accident 19990404003059A: Maule M5235C, Talkeetna, AK, April 4, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 4, 1999, 12:20 local time - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Airport: Talkeetna Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 62.4505° N, 149.7890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4505&lon=-149.7890&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9237E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237E-2003-09-05) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C - Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 409 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA041) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404003059A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON APRIL 4, 1999, AT 1220 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE M-5, TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N9237E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 36 AND NOSED OVER AT THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT, TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, AT 1030, FOR TALKEETNA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT TOLD THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ON APRIL 5, AND WROTE IN HER NTSB PILOT / OPERATOR REPORT, THAT THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION (ASOS) REPORTED THE WINDS TO BE ABOUT SIX KNOTS FROM 250 DEGREES. SHE INITIALLY ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18, BUT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AFTER THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED "WIND BURBLES" ON FINAL APPROACH. SHE THEN LANDED ON 3,500 FEET LONG BY 75 FEET WIDE RUNWAY 36. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHILE AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED LEFT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE WHEELS CONTACTED SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) AFTER A 1.5 HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE TALKEETNA, ALASKA AIRPORT ON A CLEAR DAY. ASOS WINDS WERE REPORTED 250/270 DEGREES AT 6 TO 8 KNOTS. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AND AFTER EXPERIENCING WIND GUSTS EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. THE CENTERLINE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND DURING ROLLOUT AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS A WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING. FULL LEFT AILERON WAS APPLIED BUT AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE STRIKING A SNOW BERM AND NOSING OVER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND OF SIX TO EIGHT KNOTS, A GUST RAISED THE LEFT WING, AND THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 3,500 FEET LONG BY 75 FEET WIDE RUNWAY. THE WHEELS CONTACTED SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILO T STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. ## 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 ANC99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA041), Apr 4, 1999: Maule M-5 (N9237E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing. Factors associated with this accident were the left crosswind, and the snowbank on the edge of the runway. ## Other reports on N9237E (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20010715017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715017159A), Jul 15, 2001: Maule M5235C (N9237E), Bettles, AK, No damage. (-23) The aircraft departed lake sithylemenkat, approximately 47 NM southeast of Bettles, AK. Enroute to fairbanks, AK. On climbout, approximately 3-5 NM… - [Accident 19940417011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417011019A), Apr 17, 1994: Maule M5235C (N9237E), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported boot caught on aileron cable on landing. Caused brake application. Veered. Struck sign on go around. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.