What happened
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(.19) On July 7, 2002, at 1920 mountain standard time, a Maule M-5-235C, N9139E, was substantially damaged during a loss of directional control while landing on runway 21 at the Show Low, Arizona, airport. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot received serious injuries and the passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight plan was filed. The personal cross-country flight originated at mesa, Arizona, about 1700. The airport manager reported that at the time of the accident the airport was experiencing a frontal passage with variable strong winds. The pilot stated that he may have experienced a wind direction change at touchdown, and that he had been flying from the airport for some years. The airport is uncontrolled.(-23) on July 07, 2002, at 1920 MST, Maule 5-235C, N9139E sustained substantial damage when the aircraft veered off the runway after landing, hitting the terrain and coming to rest inverted at the Show Low airport. The pilot sustained minor head injuries and the passenger was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 7, 2002, AT 1920 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-5-235C, N9139E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE SHOW LOW, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MESA, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1700. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRPORT WAS EXPERIENCING A FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH VARIABLE STRONG WINDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A WIND DIRECTION CHANGE AT TOUCHDOWN, AND THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FROM THE AIRPORT FOR SOME YEARS. THE AIRPORT IS UNCONTROLLED.(-23) ON JULY 07, 2002, AT 1920 MST, MAULE 5-235C, N9139E SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, HITTING THE TERRAIN AND COMING TO REST INVERTED AT THE SHOW LOW AIRPORT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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