Accident Maule M-5 N5654N, Saturday 18 January 1997

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Date:	Saturday 18 January 1997
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Maule M-5
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N5654N
MSN:	7465C
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Chugiak, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KBCV)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was returning the airplane to its base after a prepurchase flight test demonstration. The pilot, the potential buyer of the airplane, said he misjudged where the end of the snow covered runway was, and landed short. The airplane's main landing gear wheels sank into the snow, and the airplane nosed over.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. The snow-covered runway was a factor.

Accident investigation: