# Accident 19901007046409A: Maule M5235C, Springbrook, PA, October 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Springbrook, PA
- Airport: Lazy J Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3307° N, 75.5194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3307&lon=-75.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9266E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9266E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,850 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007046409A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. IMPACT WRINKLED THE FUSELAGE. STUDENT OWNER HAD LOW TIME IN TYPE AND CFI EVEN LESS TIME IN TYPE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA008), Oct 7, 1990: Maule M5-235C (N9266E), Moscow, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY ARREST HIS DESCENT RATE AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE ACTIONS OF THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N9266E (1)

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

- [Incident 19910110002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910110002349I), Jan 10, 1991: Maule M5235C (N9266E), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind high-speed taxi test. Tail came up and aircraft veered left off runway.

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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