- Date
- September 2, 1985, 10:33 local (18:33 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51369Maule M-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4558
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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.
Analysis
During takeoff, the eng lost power as the acft was climbing thru aprx 400 ft. the plt made a 180 deg turn to land back on the arpt. However, he then realized that the acft would not reach the rwy, so he turned & landed in a swamp area. An exam of the eng revealed that the #3 cylinder had failed. No fatigue was found in the fracture area. There were indications that the cylinder had failed from overload, but the reason for the overload was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51369
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6025C
- Airframe hours
- 1,489
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-A, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chester A. Godin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1984 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- MRI
- Destination
- BGQ · Big Lake, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg