# Accident 20100214028429A: Maule M-5-235C, Laporte, TX, February 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Laporte, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6681° N, 95.0642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6681&lon=-95.0642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56347, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56347) (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: 1,139 total, 241 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100214028429A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED T41 FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO THE WATERFRONT AND BACK.  WHILE ON BASE FOR RUNWAY 15 THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE WITH NO AFFECT AND BEGAN AN EARLY TURN TOWARDS THE RUNWAY.  THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROX 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN IN THE DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE AREA WAS LEFT WITH MUD AND STANDING WATER.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN WHEELS BEGAN SINKING INTO THE MUD RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNING.

## 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 CEN10LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA136), Feb 14, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56347), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N56347 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870102006559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102006559I), Jan 2, 1987: Maule M5235C (N56347), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Attempted turn off downhill runway with excessive speed and the right main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19850209008989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209008989I), Feb 9, 1985: Maule M5235C (N56347), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft while taxiing in windy conditions. Struck taxiway identification sign.

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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