# Incident 19920411012459I: Maule M5210C, Atlanta, GA, April 11, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51590-1998-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 15 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920411012459I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE TOWING A BANNER. FORCED LANDING IN TRUCK PARKING LOT. TOP OF NR3 CYLINDER WAS BLOWN OFF.

## 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 ATL92IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA078), Apr 11, 1992: Maule M-5-210 (N51590), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER AS A RESULT OF CYLINDER OVERTEMPERATURE, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE IMPROPER PROCEDURE OF USE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A BANNER TOWING OPERATION BY THE OPERATOR.

## Other reports on N51590 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880414029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414029489I), Apr 14, 1988: Maule M5210C (N51590), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. Dragged wing on landing. Aircraft skidded sideways, folding left gear and prop strike. Unskilled in tail draggers.
- [Accident 19750427009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427009719A), Apr 27, 1975: Maule M5210C (N51590), Wood, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on Ranch Strip,hit ditch on go-around.

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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