# Accident 20090303004079A: Maule M5235C, Calexico, CA, March 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6781° N, 115.5744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6781&lon=-115.5744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9166E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9166E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090303004079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES.  WHILE ENROUTE TO KCXL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON A FARM ROAD.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND ENCOUNTERED SOFT, MUDDY, AND UNEVEN TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR09LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA139), Mar 3, 2009: Maule M-5 (N9166E), Calexico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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