# Accident 20020707015179A: Maule M5235C, Show Low, AZ, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 19:20 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2500° N, 110.0094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2500&lon=-110.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9139E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707015179A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX02LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA219), Jul 8, 2002: Maule M-5-235C (N9139E), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.

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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