# Accident 19981127040649A: Maule M5235C, Inyokern, CA, November 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1998, 17:25 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8790° N, 118.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8790&lon=-118.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5636M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5636M) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 27 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981127040649A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX99LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA045), Nov 28, 1998: Maule M-5-235C (N5636M), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft while 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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