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NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-5 · Anchorage, AK · June 30, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 30, 1984, 14:17 local (22:17 UTC)
Place
Anchorage, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5642MMaule M-5
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
FAA report
19840630033769A
Case key
4316

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - hidden obstruction(s)Cause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The plt reported that when he landed on campbell lake, the left float hit a submerged object. The acft then yawed to the left, banked to the right & went over on its top. Campbell lake was used as a private sea-plane base & was located within the city limits of Anchorage, AK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5642M
Reported as
Maule M-5
Category
Airplane
Serial number
7349C
Airframe hours
204
Engine
Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Arthur G. Stoddard
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 31, 1983 · 45 hours before
Airport
Campbell Lake, runway 22, 3,500 × 400 ft, water

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.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
36
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
7,987 total · 84 in this make and model · 7,900 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
190° at 9 knots
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
64 °F, dew point 14 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.