Maule M5 N5634Y

Summary

On 28 May 2018 at about 01:30 local time, a Maule M5 registered N5634Y was involved in an accident near Lewiston, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 May 2018 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lewiston, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt (PVT)

Coordinates

46.3094, -116.9644

Aircraft

Maule M5

Registration

N5634Y

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

Lewiston → Lewiston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA311

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway centerline and his subsequent decision to not perform a go-around, which resulted in the main landing gear contacting tall wheat and a subsequent loss of control.   

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 he was aligned with the right edge of the 80-ft-wide private, grass airstrip during short final. The pilot slipped the airplane to the left, but the right main landing gear contacted the tall wheat field that bordered the runway, and the airplane began to veer right. He added that the airplane continued to the right and subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot indicated that he should have initiated an immediate go-around procedure once he realized the approach was not normal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.