- Date
- January 18, 1985, 17:00 local (Jan 19, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6176MMaule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850118019249A
- Case key
- 40108
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Analysis
The plt elected to make a precautionary landing onto a snow covered grain field. He stated his artifical horizon was inoperative & darkness was approaching. Also, he said he saw a needle flicker & he was not sure if it was a fuel gage or his oil pressure gage. During the landing, the acft nosed over in 10 inches of snow.
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.
Nose over
Planning/decision - improperCause
Flight/nav instruments,attitude indicator - inoperativeFactor
Operation with known deficiencies in equipment - performed
Light condition - duskFactor
Fluid,fuel - low levelFactor
Precautionary landing - performed
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6176M
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7113C
- Airframe hours
- 805
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James A Fors
- Registered owner
- James Fors
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- THM · Thompson Falls, WA
- Destination
- 3WA1 · Issaquah, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 346 total · 320 in this make and model · 326 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.