# Incident 19800901067999I: Maule M5235C, OK, September 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5638L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5638L) (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: 250 total, 55 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/19800901067999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING. LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED WHEN HE TURNED OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5638L (2)

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

- [Incident 19940910048669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910048669I), Sep 10, 1994: Maule M5235C (N5638L), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. Bounced landing at private strip. On climbout noted main gear bent. Diverted to pkb. Gear failed taxiing.
- [Accident 19801102069419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102069419A), Nov 2, 1980: Maule M5210C (N5638L), Meno, OK, Substantial damage. Landed short, struck ridge of dirt at approach end of runway.

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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