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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M5235C · Plains, GA · April 9, 1996

Date: April 9, 1996 · 20:14 local
Place: Plains, GA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N725V
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA96LA111
Reported as: Maule M5235C
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540AE2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 215 total83 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft overshot the runway on landing and hit a garage near a private strip. (.4)the pilot stated he was making a straight-in approach for landing. The approach was steep and fast. The airplane touched down long and bounced. He realized he had insufficient runway remaining to make a go-around and went off the end of the runway. The airplane collided with trees and a garage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AND HIT A GARAGE NEAR A PRIVATE STRIP. (.4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE APPROACH WAS STEEP AND FAST. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND BOUNCED. HE REALIZED HE HAD INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A GARAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA96LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlains, GAthe pilot misjudging distance and speed during the approach, and his failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on landing.Apr 10, 1996 · Substantial damage