# Accident 20070902022509A: Maule M5210C, Central City, NE, September 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2007, 18:20 local time
- Place: Central City, NE
- Airport: Central City Municipal - Larry Rein
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1125° N, 98.0517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1125&lon=-98.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62063, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62063) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070902022509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED WHILE LANDING HE WAS DISTRACTED BY HIS SON, AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI07CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA292), Sep 2, 2007: Maule M5-210C (N62063), Central City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was…

## Other reports on N62063 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080621847389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621847389I), Jun 21, 2008: Maule M5210C (N62063), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On June 21,2008 at 1430 a Maule was coming in to land at Aberdeen, SD. After landing the pilot lost control of aircraft. The weather was VFR and no…

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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