# Accident 19910127001189A: Maule M5180C, Mountain City, NV, January 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1991, 16:40 local time
- Place: Mountain City, NV
- Airport: Petan Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9110° N, 116.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9110&lon=-116.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5653Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5653Y-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 410 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910127001189A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART ON ROAD NEXT TO AIRPORT DUE TO SNOW ON RUNWAY. VEERED OFF ROAD INTO SOFT SHOULDER AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA084), Jan 28, 1991: Maule M5-180C (N5653Y), Owayhee, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS SUN GLARE.

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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