# Incident 19960318007429I: Maule M5220C, Bellingham, WA, March 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1996, 13:58 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-220C (registry code 5460133, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318007429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED MEADOW MIST AIRPORT, A PRIVATE AIRPORT LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ON A SOLO FLIGHT TO THE BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO PURCHASE FUEL. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 TO 3 FEET INTO THE AIR AND BOUNCED AGAIN ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, GROUND LOOPING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE THREE MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE PILOT HAD SOLOED THIS AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 3 TO 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.

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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