# NTSB ANC84LA088: Maule M-5, N347X, Palmer, AK, June 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 10, 1984, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Coordinates: 61.620716, -148.979476 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6207&lon=-148.9795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA088
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4302/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA088

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - aircraft performance,takeoff capability - exceeded (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - psychological condition, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - object - tree(s)
  - terrain condition - water,glassy

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED HIS FIRST WATER TAKE-OFF OF THE SEASON WITH THE AIRCRAFT LOADED OVER GROSS WITH AN AFT CG. UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLEAR TALL TREES BORDERING THE WATERWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN THE TURN, RECOVERED, BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND IMPACTED AT THE WATER'S EDGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N347X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347X-1990-04-18), registration cancelled 1990-04-18, S/N 6157C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6157C
- Airframe hours: 728
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-D 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: George Edwin Palmer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 4, 1984, 3 hours before
- Destination: AMOS, NIKOLAI, AK
- Airport: 99Z, Finger Lake

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,710 total, 1,710 in this make and model, 1,670 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19840610023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610023329A), Jun 10, 1984: Maule M5210C, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Over gross weight was unable to climb over trees after a water takeoff. Stalled into trees trying to avoid them.

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.

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