# Incident 19790522027789I: Maule M5180C, Bristol, PA, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bristol, PA
- Airport: 3m
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1023° N, 74.8519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1023&lon=-74.8519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62029-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-220C (registry code 5460133, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,775 total, 51 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/19790522027789I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING CAUSED LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N62029 (3)

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

- [Accident 20071007824679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007824679A), Oct 7, 2007: Maule M5220C (N62029), Chuathbaluk, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot is out of town. Still trying to contact owner. Will update when information becomes available.
- [Incident 19821015058799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015058799I), Oct 15, 1982: Maule M5220C (N62029), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. On roll out a gust of wind raised left wing catching right wing tip. Aircraft ground looped.
- [Incident 19820220007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220007139I), Feb 20, 1982: Maule M5220C (N62029), Iuka, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft weather vaned on crosswind landing. Failed to correct. Left the runway and went off 3 foot bank.

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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