# Accident 19950902048949A: Maule M5210C, Silvercliffe, CO, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Silvercliffe, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1292° N, 105.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Cliff, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1292&lon=-105.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51566-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902048949A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRMAN TURNED OFF RUNWAY ONTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE GRADED, UNPAVED TAXIWAY TO PARKING. DUE TO INADEQUATE MARKINGS ON THIS PRIVATE AIRPORT, THE AREA WHICH THE AIRMAN TURNED WAS UNIMPROVED. AIRMAN UNEXPECTANTLY ENCOUNTERED A DITCH WHILE TAXIING.

## 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 FTW95LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA378), Sep 2, 1995: Maule M5-210C (N51566), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI. A FACTOR WAS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N51566 (3)

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

- [Accident 19850831056149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831056149A), Aug 31, 1985: Maule M5210C (N51566), Cape Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control due wash out on gravel runway. Aborted takeoff and aircraft flipped over.
- [Incident 19810304033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304033439I), Mar 4, 1981: Maule M5210C (N51566), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control on landing. Aircraft swerved to the right and struck a snow bank.
- [Accident 19770913025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770913025929A), Sep 13, 1977: Maule M5210C (N51566), Hayes River, AK, Substantial damage. 900FT River sandbar. Wind gusting 15K.

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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