ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360584
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1994 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-235C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9237E |
| MSN: | 7141C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 625 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-J1A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LANDING, PILOT APPLIED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE CENTER LINE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE HER FOOT FROM THE RUDDER PEDAL THE TOE OF HER BOOT GOT HUNG UP ON THE AILERON CABLE THAT RUNS ALONG SIDE THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TUBE. REALIZING THAT THE PLANE WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SHE APPLIED POWER TO GO-AROUND. THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SIGN JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN HER FOOT INTERFERED AND RESTRICTED THE MOVEMENT OF THE RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA050
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 April 1999 | N9237E | Nancy Lewis | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
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| 15 July 2001 | N9237E | Private | 4 | Bettles , AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 08:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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