Maule M-5-235C N382X
13 January 2002 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 January 2002 at about 22:15 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N382X was involved in an accident near Grand Junction, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Walker Field (GJT)
- Coordinates
- 39.1222, -108.5278
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5-235C
- Registration
- N382X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Junction → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN02LA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the failure of the tail wheel left steering cable. A contributing factor was the pilot's loss of aircraft control (not possible) and the subsequent inadvertent ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that during a touch and go landing, he heard a "bang." The left rudder pedal went to the floor, and the airplane ground looped to the right. The left wing was bent up for the outboard 12 feet of the wing. Postaccident examination of the airplane's left tail wheel steering cable revealed that a swaged attachment had separated.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2002 | Maule M-5-180C | Bennington, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2002 | Maule M-5-235C | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Maule M-5-180C | Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Maule M-5-235C | Jay, Florida, United States | William O. DeWeese | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2003 | Maule M-5-235C | Rockvale, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Maule M-5-235C | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2002 | Beechcraft 58P | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2002 | Cessna 310N | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-23-250 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2002 | Mooney M20E | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD 902 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | MD Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-28RT | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |