# Incident 19800908069779I: Maule M5220C, Richmond, VA, September 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1980, 23:37 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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 M5220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 150 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/19800908069779I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED, PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY. ASSUMED WATER IN FUEL, BUT HAD FORGOTTEN TO CHANGE TANKS.

## Other reports on N5636N (1)

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

- [Accident 19790918026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918026249A), Sep 18, 1979: Maule M5235C (N5636N), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll. Unskilled in tailwheel aircraft.

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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