- Date
- June 4, 1981
- Place
- North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N362XMaule M5
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810604032069A
- Case key
- 125689
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1469 81/6/4 NORTH POLE,AK MAULE M5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 600 TIME - 2210 N362X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH POLE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- WHEEL LNDG W FULL FLAPS & PWR OFF.C/G NEAR FWD LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N362X
- Reported as
- Maule M5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bradley Sky Ranch
N362XRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Maule M-5-235CAirframe modelMaule M-5-235CEngine modelLycoming 0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N362X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC88LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe commercial pilot had dropped two hunters off at their campsite, and was taxiing for takeoff on an unlighted gravel bar at dusk. He misjudged the end of the gravel bar in the fading light and taxied off a four foot embankment.NTSB MIA77DLD27Accident · No injuriesClosedVenice, FL