Accident Maule M-5 N51637, Friday 2 September 1994

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Date:	Friday 2 September 1994
Time:	20:00 LT
Type:	Maule M-5
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N51637
MSN:	5026L
Total airframe hrs:	1495 hours
Engine model:	Franklin 6A-350-L1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Port Alsworth, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Anchorage, AK (MRI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A RIDGE AND THE LANDING AREA WAS ROUGHER THAN HE EXPECTED. UPON LANDING THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WHEELS BENT THE WING STRUTS.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

Accident investigation: