# Accident 20000813013229A: Maule M5235C, Paulina, OR, August 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2000, 08:40 local time
- Place: Paulina, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5904° N, 118.8898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5904&lon=-118.8898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6269M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6269M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000813013229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED FROM TTD AT 0530 ENROUTE TO PAULINA, OR (OCHOCO FOREST). AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AT SLOW SPEED (<60 KNOTS/<250' ALTITUDE), VIEWING ELK HERD.  FULL FLAPS.  20-30 L/H BANK.  PILOT OBSERVED TERRAIN RISING RAPIDLY.  ATTEMPTED CLIMB OUT UNSUCCESSFULLY.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND ON L/H WINGTIP.  SETTLED TO TEH GROUND ON IT'S BELLY.  SLID 87 FEET AND CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP.  PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE AND FACIAL LACERATIONS.  PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS AND BRUISES.  PILOT WAS EVACUATED TO PRINEVILLE, OR FRO MEDICLA TREATMENT.  ON-SITE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY TROOPER AMOS MADISON OREGON STATE POLICE, PRINEVILLE, OR.  REPORT AND VIDEO TAPE OF ACCIDENT SITE WAS PROVIDED TO NM FSDO 09.

## 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 SEA00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA158), Aug 13, 2000: Maule M-5-235 (N6269M), Paulina, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs), which resulted in a stall/mush into the terrain. Factors include mountainous/hilly terrain, tall trees, a high density altitude,…

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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