# Accident 20090422007899A: Maule M5180C, Moultrie, GA, April 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Moultrie, GA
- Airport: Spence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1378° N, 83.7039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1378&lon=-83.7039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66VJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66VJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,014 total, 161 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422007899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING ON APPROACH TO SPENCE AIRPORT (MUL), MOULTRIE, GEORGIA.  DURING THE APPROACH AND DESCENT INTO KMUL, THE AIRPLANE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL)AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING".  AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD GROUND LOOPING THE AIRCRAFT DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 ERA09LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA257), Apr 22, 2009: Maule M-5-180C (N66VJ), Moultrie, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the maintenance technician's failure to detect and correct the condition of the carburetor heat duct.

## Other reports on N66VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19980208002149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980208002149I), Feb 8, 1998: Maule M5180C (N66VJ), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot landing runway 5 bed veered off runway during roll-out. Causing gear collapse, left wing tip damage (see incident report dated 12/28/86).
- [Incident 19861228076369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861228076369I), Dec 28, 1986: Maule M5180C (N66VJ), Burlington, VT. Veered off runway during rollout, suspect right brake frozen on touchdown. Last takeoff made with slush on runway.

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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