# Accident 20140908023079A: Maule M-5-235C, Skwentna, AK, September 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2014, 11:20 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Kahiltna Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5799° N, 149.4393° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-149.4393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56332, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908023079A

## Narrative

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

ON 08 SEP 2014, N56332 DEPARTED AK43 FOR PRIVATE REMOTE AIRSTRIP FOR A 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  AFTER LANDING; AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BACK TAXIING, DOWNHILL, IN WET CONDITIONS WITH A TAXI SPEED TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH A WET GRASSY PORTION, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH LITTLE EFFECT, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ONTO A ROUGH, WET MUDDY SECTION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK  SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND LEFT LIFT STRUT.

## 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 ANC14CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA081), Sep 8, 2014: Maule M 5-235C (N56332), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive taxi speed, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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