# Accident 20100206026869A: Maule M-5-235C, Kelton, UT, February 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2010, 10:15 local time
- Place: Kelton, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6911° N, 113.1853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6911&lon=-113.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9227E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9227E-2016-06-09) (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 M-5-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 316 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100206026869A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE THE DETERMINATION TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD DUE TO INCLIMENT WEATHER.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENTERED INTO A SNOW BANK.  THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ITS NOSE AND ENDED UPSIDE-DOWN.  VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER, RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILATOR, WING STRUTS.

## 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 WPR10CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA129), Feb 6, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N9227E), Kelton, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to take off and fly into marginal weather conditions.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.