# Accident 19960721026009A: Maule M5210C, Olathe, KS, July 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8392° N, 94.7793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8392&lon=-94.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5646N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5646N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210TC (registry code 5460140, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721026009A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES LANDING. LOST CONTROL. EXITED RUNWAY. LACKED RECENT TIME IN TYPE. RECENT BIENNIAL WITH CFI.

## 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 CHI96LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA251), Jul 21, 1996: Maule M5-210TC (N5646N), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the uncontrolled porpoise encountered and the pilot's lack of recent experience in tailwheel airplanes.

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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