# Accident 19960409006389A: Maule M5235C, Plains, GA, April 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1996, 20:14 local time
- Place: Plains, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0306° N, 84.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0306&lon=-84.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AE2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 83 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960409006389A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA111), Apr 10, 1996: Maule M-5 (N725V), Plains, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudging distance and speed during the approach, and his failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on landing.

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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