# Accident 20040727017349A: Maule M5220C, Fairbanks, AK, July 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2004, 16:04 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51621, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51621) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-220C (registry code 5460133, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040727017349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 7-26-04 PILOT IN COMMAND, AVERON J. ROSSER HAD DEPARTED THE BETTLES, ALASKA AIRPORT IN HIS M-5 MAULE AIRCRAFT, N51621. WHILE LANDING AT THE COLVILLE RIVER THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MR. ROSSER SPENT THE NIGHT MAKING A TAILSKID FOR THE AIRCRAFT. ON 7-27-04 MR. ROSSER DEPARTED THE COLVILLE RIVER FOR THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. UPON LANDING AT FAIRBANKS MR. ROSSER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION NOTICED A SEPARATED BRAKE LINE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE, A BENT STRUCTURAL TUBE ON THE TAILWHEEL MOUNT, A CRACKED FIBERGLASS RIGHT WINGTIP, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS BENT, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER WAS BENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N51621 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100415031669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100415031669I), Apr 15, 2010: Maule M-5-220C (N51621), Gary, IN, No damage. N51621, Maule M-5 aircraft, was enroute from kjxn to kcnc with one(1) pilot and three(3) passengers. Had just terminated flight following from azo and received…

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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