# Incident 19921230052559I: Maule MX7180, Oceano, CA, December 30, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1992, 13:15 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Airport: Oceano County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0407° N, 120.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0407&lon=-120.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5653R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5653R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5460185, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 80 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921230052559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX93LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA082), Dec 30, 1992: Maule MX-7-180 (N5653R), Oceano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N5653R (3)

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

- [Incident 19941111042529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111042529I), Nov 11, 1994: Maule MX7180 (N5653R), Hanford, CA, Minor damage. Stalled at 20 ft AGL on flare for landing. Impact damaged gear strut.
- [Incident 19940813035919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813035919I), Aug 13, 1994: Maule MX7180 (N5653R), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Tried recover by convert to wheel landing. Left west side runway. Collapsed right main gear.
- [Incident 19940128002439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128002439I), Jan 28, 1994: Maule M5235C (N5653R), Hanford, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: N5653R. Maule (MX7180) departed tulare, CA. At about 1215 PST, January 28, 1994, on a VFR flight to Hanford, CA. On roll-out after landing on 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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