Maule M-5-235C N366X

Summary

On 27 March 2003 at about 19:30 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N366X, operated by William O. DeWeese, was involved in an accident near Jay, Florida, 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.

Date

27 March 2003 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jay, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Porter STOLport (FD82)

Coordinates

30.8406, -87.1058

Aircraft

Maule M-5-235C

Registration

N366X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William O. DeWeese

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crestview → Jay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA03CA091

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to perform a go-around after bouncing following touchdown, resulting in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after takeoff, the flight proceeded to the private airstrip where he performed two touch-and-go landings. The flight remained in the traffic pattern for another touch-and-go landing, and touched down with 2 notched of flaps extended within the first third of the 2,000-foot long runway designated 27. The airplane bounced and he maintained, "the tail down attitude and the plane settled down into the ground." He thought he could land and committed to the landing roll, but lost directional control towards the left side of the runway. He applied differential braking, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest about the middle of the runway near the departure end. He further reported that the accident could have been prevented if he had performed a go-around, and there was no mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.