# Incident 19940910048669I: Maule M5235C, Parkersburg, WV, September 10, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1994, 13:25 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood County Airport Gill Robb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5638L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5638L) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910048669I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING AT PRIVATE STRIP. ON CLIMBOUT NOTED MAIN GEAR BENT. DIVERTED TO PKB. GEAR FAILED TAXIING.

## Other reports on N5638L (2)

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

- [Accident 19801102069419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102069419A), Nov 2, 1980: Maule M5210C (N5638L), Meno, OK, Substantial damage. Landed short, struck ridge of dirt at approach end of runway.
- [Incident 19800901067999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901067999I), Sep 1, 1980: Maule M5235C (N5638L), OK, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing. Left main gear strut collapsed when he turned 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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