Maule M-5-235 N9104E

Summary

On 29 June 1995 at about 07:00 local time, a Maule M-5-235 registered N9104E was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 June 1995 at 07:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Glacier Park Resort

Coordinates

61.6197, -148.9803

Aircraft

Maule M-5-235

Registration

N9104E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Glacier Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC95LA088

Nobody was injured.

THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE LANDING, WHILE THERE WAS STILL SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S APPROACH SPEED WAS TOO FAST. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE REALIZED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE AIRSTRIP, AND HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, HE ABORTED THE GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED PAST THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP AND CRASHED INTO TREES. THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND RECEIVED 3 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION, 10 DAYS EARLIER. HE HAD 12 HOURS OF TOTAL TIME IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.