# Accident 19790303004049A: Maule M5235C, New Port Richey, FL, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: West Pasco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2466° N, 82.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Port Richey, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2466&lon=-82.7175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5631D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5631D-1993-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 38 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY,LANDED, AND STRUCK EMBANKMENT. FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DLD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD44), Mar 3, 1979: Maule M-5 (N5631D), New Port Richy, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5631D (1)

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

- [Incident 19810801061849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801061849I), Aug 1, 1981: Maule M5235C (N5631D), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Banner towline fouled rudder. Unable to climb. Landed in field. Left gear fell in hole. Damaged gear and wing tip.

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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