# NTSB ANC11CA085: Maule M-5-210C, N62019, Tok, AK, August 24, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 23, 2011, 21:20 local (Aug 24, 2011, 05:20 UTC) - Place: Tok, AK - Coordinates: 63.266666, -143.666671 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2667&lon=-143.6667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 81598 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC11CA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81598/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81598 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA085 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to go-around soon enough to preclude the necessity of a forced landing due to the airplane's inability to outclimb ascending terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061000/cases.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061000/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot attempted to land at an off-airport site. After aborting the attempted landing, he determined that the airplane could not outclimb the terrain and selected a secondary landing site. The second site was rough, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left lift strut during the landing roll. There were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot attempted to land at an off airport site. After aborting the attempted landing, he said the airplane could not out climb the terrain, and he selected a secondary site for landing. The second site was rough, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left lift strut during the landing roll. There were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N62019](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62019-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N 6058C, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-210C - Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 6058C - Airframe hours: 2217 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Harris Chet A - Registered owner: Harris Chet A - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 21, 2011 - Departed: PAMR, Anchorage, AK - Destination: Tok, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 25, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 1,148 total, 858 in this make and model, 1,076 as pilot in command, 72 in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.42 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110823018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110823018909A), Aug 23, 2011: Maule M-5-210C, Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states that he was making an approach to the off-airport location (white creek), and initiated a go-around because the landing was not going to be in the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 12, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81598. 153 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 153 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355470&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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