Maule M5 N5635M

Summary

On 5 June 2016 at about 16:00 local time, a Maule M5 registered N5635M was involved in an accident near Hamilton, Montana, United States. 3 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

5 June 2016 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamilton, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Ravalli County (6S5)

Coordinates

46.2558, -114.1256

Aircraft

Maule M5

Registration

N5635M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moose Creek Ranger Station → Hamilton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA285

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll the airplane veered sharply to the left, and the left wing impacted the runway. The pilot further reported that the airplane continued to turn to the left off the runway onto loose soil and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to right lift struts. According to the pilot, there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.