# Accident 19961221039729A: Maule M5235C, Levant, ME, December 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Levant, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8692° N, 68.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Levant, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8692&lon=-68.9348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56391, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56391) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961221039729A

## Narrative

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

LANDING BLOWN OFF RUNWAY IN GUST CROSSWIND. STRUCK TREES ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. QUARTERING TAILWIND EXISTED.

## 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 NYC97LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA034), Dec 21, 1996: Maule M-5 (N56391), Levant, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from tree(s) during an attempted go-around. The crosswind and proximity of tree(s) were related factors.

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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