# Incident 19830406030619I: Maule M5235C, El Cajon, CA, April 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1983, 11:31 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: El Cajon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51585, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51585) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406030619I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N51585 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930721031199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930721031199I), Jul 21, 1993: Maule MX7235 (N51585), Monticello, UT, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard crosswind landing. Gear collapsed.

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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