# Incident 19810511037169I: Maule M5220C, Mexia, TX, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Mexia, TX
- Airport: Limestone Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6807° N, 96.4832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mexia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6807&lon=-96.4832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56395) (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: 157 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511037169I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N56395 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801031076849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031076849I), Oct 31, 1980: Maule M5220C (N56395), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot turning onto runway taxied aircraft into culvert.

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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