# Incident 19780319008989I: Maule M5210C, Watertown, SD, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978, 14:35 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 430 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319008989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STRUCK SNOW BANK DURING LIFT OFF FROM SMALL AIRPORT. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N282X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860523033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860523033789I), May 23, 1986: Maule M5210C (N282X), Ukiah, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off the side of the runway during practice landing. Left wheel broke, wrinkles in wing skin.
- [Incident 19860205008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860205008949I), Feb 5, 1986: Maule M5210C (N282X), Ukiah, CA, Minor damage. Right brake malfunctioned and aircraft went up on nose while taxiing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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