# Accident 20001216041869A: Maule M5235C, King Salmon, AK, December 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7509° N, 156.5405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7509&lon=-156.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5644N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5644N) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001216041869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 2000, THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF KING SALMON, ALASKA. THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE TAKEOFF, DURING A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT, HE FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN ONE OF THE WING TANKS. HE DRAINED THE SUMP SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE HE GOT ALL OF THE WATER OUT. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT OF OVER ONE HOUR, THEY WERE RETURNING TO KING SALMON AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THEY HAD BEEN CLEARED BY THE TOWER FOR A STRAIGHT IN RUNWAY 11, HAD REPORTED A TWO-MILE FINAL AND HAD COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKLIST WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT SAID THE HE IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE CARBURETOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE THEN MADE SURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON BOTH. WHEN HE TRIED TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING JUST SHORT OF THE END OF RUNWAY 11. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT FOUR OF THE AIRPORT APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM STANCHIONS, WHICH SHEARED OFF NICELY AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CEMENT BLOCKS THAT SUPPORT THE LIGHT STANCHIONS ARE ABOVE GROUND AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LATER INVESTIGATION, A MECHANIC, MR. BILL STRODE, FOUND WATER IN THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 ANC01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA024), Dec 16, 2000: Maule M-5 (N5644N), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the landing approach due to the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane and contamination (water) in the carburetor.

## Other reports on N5644N (2)

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

- [Accident 20071014827889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014827889A), Oct 14, 2007: Maule M5235C (N5644N), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he left santa teresa (5T6) a little after 3:00 pm MDT to fly to the Mexico border near Douglas, Arizona, then proceeded to Falcon field…
- [Incident 19850421019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421019999I), Apr 21, 1985: Maule M5235C (N5644N), Shelburne, VT, Minor damage. Struck unmarked soft spot on sod runway and flipped onto back.

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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