- Date
- July 31, 1982, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88JSMaule M-5-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19820731055769A
- Case key
- 71279
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Analysis
Drg tkof, the plt ntoed a partial pwr loss & elected to make a prctnry lndg on the remaining rwy (length 10,300'). Whileaborting, he flared late & lndd hard. Water & products of corrosion were fnd in the gascolator. An investigation revealed the acft was equipped with aux fuel tanks in the wings, outboard of the main tanks. To use the aux tanks, fuel had to be transferred to the main tanks by a vibrator pump. Quick-drains were instld for the main tanks & gascolator. The sumps in the aux tank could be drained by removing 1/8 inch plugs with a wrench. The flt manual rcmdd drainig the aux sumps every 100 hrs of opn. 70 hrs had accumulated since they were last drained. The aux tanks were used, for the 1st time in svrl mos, on the flt prev to the acdnt. Drg preflt (day of acdnt) some quantities of wtr were removed. Far's require wtr be drainable from all parts of a fuel tank to a sump & that the sump be readily assessable & easy to open & close. Maule svc ltr #32, to instl quick-drains within 25 hrs of opn, was not complied with.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88JS
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6082C
- Airframe hours
- 955
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Keith E. Gorzell
- Registered owner
- Keith E. Gorzell
- Departed
- LMT · Klamath Falls, OR
- Destination
- 059 · Cedarville, CA
- Airport
- LMT · Kingsley Field, runway 24, 10,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,378 total · 770 in this make and model · 1,508 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LMT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.