# Accident 20120818018309A: Maule M-5-210C, Coldfoot, AK, August 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1328° N, 149.4792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1328&lon=-149.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319X-2015-05-13) (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 M-5-210C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818018309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER LEFT BETTLES INTENDING TO FLY THROUGH ATIGUN PASS TO NORTH SLOPE AREA. PILOT FLEW UP INTO PASS AREA WITH A LOW CLOUD DECK BLOCKING THE PASS VISIBILITY. PILOT COULD NOT TURN AIRCRAFT AROUND DUE TO NARROWNESS OF MOUNTAIN AREA. PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ALONGSIDE ALASKA PIPELINE ON SERVICE ROAD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE, LEFT GEAR/WHEEL RIPPED OFF, THEN LEFT WING OUTBOARD DAMAGE FROM GROUND AND ENGINE/PROP DAMAGE FROM GROUND STRIKE.

## 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 ANC12CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA089), Aug 18, 2012: Maule M-5-210C (N319X), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to turn around while flying through a narrow mountain pass, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N319X (1)

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

- [Accident 19780604019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604019589A), Jun 4, 1978: Maule M5210C (N319X), Homer, AK, Destroyed. Beach gravel.

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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