# Incident 19890506030879I: Maule M7235, Cheyenne, WY, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 11:52 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5664Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5664Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506030879I

## Narrative

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

ON ROLLOUT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SPRING BROKE. TAIL RESTED ON SPRING.

## Other reports on N5664Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19961025033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961025033899A), Oct 25, 1996: Maule M7235 (N5664Y), Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. Returned to base due snow and low ceiling. Landed long high speed. Ran off end thru fence into a ditch. Nosed over.

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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