# Accident 20050828020389A: Maule M5210C, Fairbanks, AK, August 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2005, 15:51 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0333° N, 148.1717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0333&lon=-148.1717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51623-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050828020389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A RIDGETOP IN APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOT GUSTY, CROSSWIND. THE LANDING SURFACE WAS ROUGHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND THE GUSTY WIND KEPT HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE TAIL ON THE GROUND. EACH TIME THE TAIL CAME UP HE WAS BLOWN A LITTLE FARTHER LEFT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE LANDING SURFACE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^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 ANC05CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA131), Aug 29, 2005: Maule M-5-210C (N51623), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collapse of the main landing gear. Factors associated with the…

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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