# Accident 20160611009319A: Maule M-6-235, Fairbanks, AK, June 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0900° N, 148.0800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0900&lon=-148.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5650J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5650J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 148 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160611009319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON AN OFF RUNWAY PLATEAU WHICH SEEMED TO BE FLAT AND SMOOTH.  AT TOUCHDOWN HE HIT A BUMP THEN HIT ANOTHER VERY HARD BUMP THAT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY. AT THAT POINT HE POWERED UP AND TOOK OFF.  THE BUMP CAUSED THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR TO OPEN.  THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED.  DUE TO THE HARD IMPACT THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT GOLD KING CREEK AIRSTRIP (AK7) TO LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOTICE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE ?SQUATTING? MORE THAN HE REMEMBERS.  HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE SO HE PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF FOR HIS HOME AIRSTRIP, SKYFLIGHT AIRSTRIP (25AA).  THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DISTORTION OF THE SKIN ABOVE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR MOUNT FITTING, RIGHT SIDE DOOR DIFFICULT TO LATCH SHUT, AIRCRAFT SQUATTING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACH FITTING BENT, AND CROSS TUBING UNDER THE SEATS BADLY BENT AND DISTORTED. RIGHT WING STRUT ATTACH POINT APPEARED TO BE CRACKED ON INSPECTION.

## 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 ANC16CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA031), Jun 11, 2016: Maule M 6-235 (N5650J), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on terrain unsuitable for a wheel equipped airplane.

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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