# Incident 19801009083479I: Maule M5235C, Casper, WY, October 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6127M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6127M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 160 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/19801009083479I

## Narrative

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

ZG ZK GEAR WAS DAMAGED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT ABORTED, CONTINUED TO AIRPORT. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED

## Other reports on N6127M (1)

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

- [Accident 20190627008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008159A), Jun 27, 2019: Maule M-5-235C (N6127M), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. Sod runway was soaked from recent rains. Aircraft sunk in wet ground upon landing and turned over

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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