# Incident 19810308024289I: Maule M5220C, Stillwell, KS, March 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Stillwell, KS
- Airport: Hillside
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8212° N, 94.6095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILLSIDE (63K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8212&lon=-94.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51624, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51624-2000-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 110 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/19810308024289I

## Narrative

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

DURING LONG DOWNWIND LANDING ENGINE STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE APPLIED. MADE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N51624 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820721040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721040049I), Jul 21, 1982: Maule M5220C (N51624), Great Falls, MT. Tail wheel spring broke on landing. Tower saw dust cloud, alerted rescue vehicles. No injuries.
- [Accident 19791226033839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226033839A), Dec 26, 1979: Maule M5220C (N51624), Vinita, OK, Minor damage. Made dusk landing on unlighted farm strip. Overshot, hit fence at end of strip.

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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