Maule M5 N5638K

Summary

On 24 October 2015 at about 21:20 local time, a Maule M5 registered N5638K, operated by Gregory L. Whipple, was involved in an accident near Goodland, Kansas, 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.

Date

24 October 2015 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodland, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Renner Fld /Goodland Muni/ (GLD)

Coordinates

39.3706, -101.6989

Aircraft

Maule M5

Registration

N5638K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Gregory L. Whipple

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Lunas → Yankton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA028

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, during the landing roll at 70 knots, on runway 30, the airplane encountered a powerful gust of wind. He reported that the gust caused the tail to lift off of the runway, and the right wing impacted the grass safety area located to the right of the concrete runway. The pilot reported that after the right wing impacted the ground, the airplane was "catapulted" into the air about 10 feet, and came to rest inverted about 30 feet to the right of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to wings, fuselage, and empennage. At the time of the accident, the wind at the aerodrome was reported as 210 degrees true at 9 knots. In the hours preceding the accident, the aerodrome reported wind from the south-west with gusts up to 19 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.