# Incident 20040609014759I: Maule M5235C, Richland, WA, June 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2004, 08:00 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3056° N, 119.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHLAND (RLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3056&lon=-119.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5635M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5635M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609014759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT GEAR LEG COLLAPSED, BREAKING IN THE MIDDLE, DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO WING TIP SCRAPES, BENT WING STRUTS, BENT GEAR LEG, AND LOCALIZED FAIRINGS, BENT PROPELLER, THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL ATTITUDE MANEUVER TYPE MARKS IN THE GRAVEL ALONG THE RUNWAY WHERE THIS PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT INDICATING THE GEAR HAD A FLAW AND FOLDED AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL HAD SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE RIGHT TUNDRA TIRE SIMPLY TURNED IN ABOUT 15 DEGREES AND SKIDDED ON THE GRAVEL. SEVERAL PROP STRIKES WERE NOTED. ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT BACK 15 DEGREES, BOTH TIPS HAS PAINT REMOVED FROM TURNING THROUGH THE LOOSE GRAVEL. NOTE: THIS IS A 25 YEAR OLD AIRCRAFT. THE OWNER HAS CHECKED WITH MAULE ON THIS ISSUE. MAULE HAS IMPROVED THE GEAR LEGS FOR ITS M-5 AIRCRAFT AND THE OWNER IS INSTALLING UPDATED HEAVIER DUTY LEGS TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRANCES OF THIS TYPE. ANALYSIS OF THE GEAR LEG SHOWS MINOR CORROSION INSIDE THE TUBE AT THE FAULT AREA AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS INSTALLED LARGE STC'D TUNDRA TIRES WHICH MAY ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED BY EXERTING HIGHER FORCES ON THE GEAR LEG THAN ORIGINALLY CERTIFICATED FOR.

## Other reports on N5635M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160605006779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605006779A), Jun 5, 2016: Maule M-5-235C (N5635M), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage. Passenger in front right seat had foot on one brake upon touchdown causing the pilot to lose directional control, unable to overcome/correct. Aircraft went off…

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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