Maule M-5-210C N9014A
23 April 2003 · Ironwood, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 2003 at about 19:08 local time, a Maule M-5-210C registered N9014A, operated by Ray A. Richter, was involved in an accident near Ironwood, Michigan, United States. 2 people were 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 19:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ironwood, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gogebic - Iron County Airport (IWD)
- Coordinates
- 46.5275, -90.1314
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5-210C
- Registration
- N9014A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ray A. Richter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Land O Lakes → Ironwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop on landing. A contributing factor was the ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane ground looped during landing, veered off the runway, and impacted a ditch about 100 yards south of the runway. The pilot stated that in an attempt to recover from the ground loop, he applied full power when he was approaching the edge of the runway but did not have enough airspeed to takeoff. He stated that there was a tail wheel shimmy when he touched down. Inspection of the airplane's tailwheel and flight control system revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Maule M-5-235C | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Maule M-5-180C | Bennington, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Maule M-5-235C | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2003 | Cessna 175 | Mears, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2003 | Cessna 140 | Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-34-220T | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172N | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28-151 | South Haven, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |