# Accident 20000714042239A: Maule M5235C, Wasilla, AK, July 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2000, 19:05 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5750° N, 149.5098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5750&lon=-149.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6194M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6194M-2007-10-26) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,513 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000714042239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN WAS PREPARING FOR TAKE-OFF TO PRACTICE TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS. HE WAS AWARE OF A NEAR EMPTY FUEL TANK DISCOVERED DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. HE PERFORMED HIS TAXI AND RUN-UP ON THE EMPTY TANK. BEFORE TAKE-OFF HE PLANNED TO SWITCH TO THE OTHER TANK WITH ADEQUATE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE AIRMAN WAS DISTRACTED BY AN APPROACHING AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO MAKE THE SWITCH BEFORE TAKING OFF. AT 300 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON USING A CHECKLIST AND GETTING PROPER FLIGHT INSTRUCTION.

## 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 ANC00LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA090), Jul 15, 2000: Maule ML-5 (N6194M), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the fuel tank selector, resulting in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N6194M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040815018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815018719A), Aug 15, 2004: Maule M5235C (N6194M), Seward, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Crashed while attempting an emergency ditching after experiencing an apparent failure of internal engine components. Three souls on board, two of which…
- [Accident 19791009034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009034079A), Oct 9, 1979: Maule M4 (N6194M), Henryetta, OK, Substantial damage. Attempted departure from short crosswind strip. Reported windshear on climb. Lost control of aircraft.

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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