# Accident 19801102069419A: Maule M5210C, Meno, OK, November 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1980, 10:10 local time
- Place: Meno, OK
- Airport: Decker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3722° N, 98.1784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECKER FLD (4O7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3722&lon=-98.1784&mi=10
- 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 M5210C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 83 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102069419A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT, STRUCK RIDGE OF DIRT AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW81FPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ05), Nov 2, 1980: Maule M-5 (N5638L), Meno, OK, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19800901067999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901067999I), Sep 1, 1980: Maule M5235C (N5638L), OK, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing. Left main gear strut collapsed when he turned off 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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