- Date
- October 8, 1985, 10:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- King Salmon, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6198MMaule M5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19851008057199A
- Case key
- 4753
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Wind information - not identifiedCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Altitude - improperCause
Flare - not attainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The plt stated he misjudged the x-wind and water current during landing. The acft floats dug into the water and the acft nosed over and sank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6198M
- Reported as
- Maule M5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7190C
- Airframe hours
- 612
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dennis Wilt
- Registered owner
- Ken M.Hinchey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1985 · 55 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 217 total · 69 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °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.