# Incident 19851118065389I: Maule M5180C, Santa Ana, CA, November 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1985, 14:48 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8070, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8070) (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 M5180C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118065389I

## Narrative

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

CFI STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING FROM RIGHT SEAT. MAIN GEAR BUNGEE BROKE AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N8070 (3)

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

- [Accident 20030628013839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628013839A), Jun 28, 2003: Maule M5235C (N8070), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Bounced on landing, lost control, departed runway, aircraft overturned.
- [Accident 19920901034939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901034939A), Sep 1, 1992: Maule M5180C (N8070), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Yawed to right. Tried go around,lost control and ground looped.
- [Incident 19890525024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890525024289I), May 25, 1989: Maule M5180C (N8070), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Student bounced aircraft. Instructor took over. Bounced more and ended up on nose. Excessive braking a factor.

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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