# Accident 19790918026249A: Maule M5235C, Richmond, VA, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 12:40 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5636N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5636N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918026249A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. UNSKILLED IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 IAD79FID36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID36), Sep 18, 1979: Maule M5-236 (N5636N), Richmond, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5636N (1)

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

- [Incident 19800908069779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908069779I), Sep 8, 1980: Maule M5220C (N5636N), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Engine stopped, pilot landed on highway. Assumed water in fuel, but had forgotten to change tanks.

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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