31.5355° N, 84.1945° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL (ABY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 2005 · 18:22 local
Place
Albany, GA
Airport
Southwest Georgia Regional Apt
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5648P
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total80 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed runway 16 (winds 340 @ 6). Pilot stated he "may have thumped it harder than normal", left main landing gear collapsed causing propeller strike and wing tip contact with ground. Aircraft swerved left and departed runway just past "c" intersection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 16 (WINDS 340 @ 6). PILOT STATED HE "MAY HAVE THUMPED IT HARDER THAN NORMAL", LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING PROPELLER STRIKE AND WING TIP CONTACT WITH GROUND. AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY JUST PAST "C" INTERSECTION.