# Accident 20071014827889A: Maule M5235C, Mesa, AZ, October 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2007, 17:31 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5644N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5644N) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 346 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014827889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE LEFT SANTA TERESA (5T6) A LITTLE AFTER 3:00 PM MDT TO FLY TO THE MEXICO BORDER NEAR DOUGLAS, ARIZONA, THEN PROCEEDED TO FALCON FIELD (FFZ), LANDING AT FFZ ABOUT 5:30 PM MST. DURING THE ROLL OUT SHORTLY AFTER TAKING THE FLAPS OUT (FLAPS FULL UP) THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PLANE DID NOT REACT NORMALLY TO HIS INPUTS, CONTINUING TO VEER LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE HE REACHED TAXI SPEED, THE PLANE TURNED SHARPLY RIGHT INTO A SKID. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PLANE CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY POINTING ABOUT 90 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA011), Oct 15, 2007: Maule M-5-235-C (N5644N), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N5644N (2)

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

- [Accident 20001216041869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001216041869A), Dec 16, 2000: Maule M5235C (N5644N), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On Saturday December 16, 2000, the pilot/owner and passenger were on a local flight in the vicinity of King Salmon, Alaska. The pilot stated that before…
- [Incident 19850421019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421019999I), Apr 21, 1985: Maule M5235C (N5644N), Shelburne, VT, Minor damage. Struck unmarked soft spot on sod runway and flipped onto back.

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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