# Accident 20070808019609A: Maule M5235C, Talkeetna, AK, August 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3231° N, 150.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3231&lon=-150.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56366, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56366) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J1A5D (registry code 42354, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j1a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808019609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THEY WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS AT THE TALKEETNA, AK AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE CONTROLS. DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 36, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER A HIGH SINK RATE, LOW AIRSPEED CONDITION. ALTHOUGH CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROMPTED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ADD POWER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE VASI LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.

## 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 ANC07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA076), Aug 8, 2007: Maule M-5-235 (N56366), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student while landing, which resulted in an undershoot and an in-flight collision with an object. Factors contributing to the accident are 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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