Maule M-5-235C N56489

Summary

On 18 March 2010 at about 21:00 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N56489 was involved in an accident near Lewisville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 March 2010 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lewisville, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.0725, -96.9808

Aircraft

Maule M-5-235C

Registration

N56489

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → Lake Lewisville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10FA164

1 person died.

The pilot did not retract the landing gear before a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot did not use a checklist.

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

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Following a short cross-country flight, the pilot performed a water landing with the amphibious float-equipped airplane. During touchdown, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, partially submerged in water. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that the pilot had landed with the landing gear in the extended position. The examination also revealed that the floats were equipped with four visual landing gear position indicators, all of which indicated that the landing gear was in the extended position. According to a “Before Landing On Water” checklist for the amphibious floats, the landing gear position (retracted) was to be confirmed visually before landing. No preimpact anomalies were identified during the examination that would have precluded the airplane from operating normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.