# NTSB ANC85FA012: Maule M-6-235, N56512, Kenai, AK, October 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 26, 1984, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.660114, -150.900543 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6601&lon=-150.9005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (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): 4387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85FA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4387/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA012

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - planned approach - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE AT A POINT ABOUT 1000-1500 FT DOWN THE RWY AND THEN STARTED TO GROUND LOOP ACCORDING TO A WITNESS. DURING THE GROUND LOOP THE ACFT PITCHED UP AND CLIMBED STEEPLY TO ABOUT 40 FT AGL AND STALLED. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT STARTED TO SPIN BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND VERTICALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56512](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56512-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 7439C, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- Registry model: [Maule M-6-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (registry code 5460160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7439C
- Airframe hours: 56
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-W1A5D 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert H Larrabee
- Registered owner: Maule Aircraft Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 1983, 56 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Airport: ENA, Kenai, runway 1, 7,575 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,690 total, 66 in this make and model, 4,500 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ENA

## 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 19841026066189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026066189A), Oct 26, 1984: Maule M6235, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled from a nose high bounce and came down nose first. Had no current biennial and aircraft was out of license.

## Other investigations on N56512 (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 ANC19FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA029), Jun 29, 2019: Maule M6 (N56512), Moose Pass, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's geographic disorientation and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid mountainous terrain, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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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