# Accident 20030906026509A: Maule M6235, Kenai, AK, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9167° N, 151.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9167&lon=-151.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4564B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4564B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 300 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906026509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT PLANNED ON MAKING A LOW APPROACH OVER A REMOTE LANDING SITE TO ASSURE THAT IT WAS SAFE. HE STATES UPON REACHING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, HE ADDED FULL POWER TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND THE ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO DEVELOP FULL POWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL CONTACING THE TREES AT THE OTHER END. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC03CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA109), Sep 6, 2003: Maule M-6-235 (N4564B), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during an intentional go-around, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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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