# Incident 19860409024369I: Maule M5235C, Aspen, CO, April 9, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1986, 09:16 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6166M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166M) (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 M5235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860409024369I

## Narrative

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

VEERED ON LANDING AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N6166M (1)

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

- [Incident 19880831054829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880831054829I), Aug 31, 1988: Maule M5235C (N6166M), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing when hit by wind gust. Veered off runway. Hit a taxiway sign and 2 taxi lights.

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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