# Incident 19880414021679I: Maule M5210C, Alma, GA, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Airport: Bacon Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5361° N, 82.5066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BACON COUNTY (AMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5361&lon=-82.5066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51563) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 32 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414021679I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN A MILD CROSSWIND. PILOT SKILL A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N51563 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800104013719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104013719I), Jan 4, 1980: Maule M5210C (N51563), Decker, WY. Practicing rough field landing, bounced and on second impact, left gear folded. Damage to left wingtip prop & gear

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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