What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 27, 1998, at 1725 hours pacific standard time, a Maule M-5-235C, N5636M, ground looped on landing at the Inyokern, California, airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and four passengers, the sole occupants, were not injured. The personal flight originated at the California city airport at an unspecified time and was terminating at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological condtions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that after landing "a little fast" on runway 33, the aircraft spun to the right. The right wing tip impacted the terrain and the landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that the winds were light and variable at the time of the accident. The pilot further reported that he had approximately 27 hours in tail wheel aircraft, as well as in the specific make and model. (.4) the pilot said he landed 'a little fast' on the runway and the aircraft ground looped. The right wing tip impacted the terrain and the landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that the winds were calm at the time of the accident. The pilot further reported that he had approximately 27 hours in tail wheel aircraft, al l in this specific make and model. (-23) approach was normal, wind calm landing runway 33 iyk at night, left landing light out, touchdown on centerline speed was higher than normal, aircraft was light on wheels and slight wind caused aircraft to ground loop to the right hitting right wing tip on the ground and landing gear to fold under.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1725 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-5-235C, N5636M, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT THE INYOKERN, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME AND WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING "A LITTLE FAST" ON RUNWAY 33, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 27 HOURS IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS IN THE SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL. (.4) THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED 'A LITTLE FAST' ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 27 HOURS IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT, AL L IN THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL. (-23) APPROACH WAS NORMAL, WIND CALM LANDING RUNWAY 33 IYK AT NIGHT, LEFT LANDING LIGHT OUT, TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AIRCRAFT WAS LIGHT ON WHEELS AND SLIGHT WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT HITTING RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND AND LANDING GEAR TO FOLD UNDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.