# Accident 20100318029639A: Maule M-5-235C, The Colony, TX, March 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: The Colony, TX
- Airport: None
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0725° N, 96.9808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0725&lon=-96.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56489-2018-01-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100318029639A

## Narrative

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

N56489 DEPARTED ADDISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ADS) AT 1555 LCL WITH PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS PIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROCEEDED TO LAKE LEWISVILLE VIA DIRECT, AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A "GLASSY WATER" LANDING TO THE SOUTH. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON A FINAL APPROACH WITH THE GEAR(WHEELS) EXTENDED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED ABOUT IT'S LATERAL AXIS, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT WAS RECOVERED BY BOATERS, CPR INITIATED UNTIL REVIVED. HE COULD NOT RECALL HOW HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, DOORS WERE STILL SECURED, BUT WINDSCREEN WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON IMPACT. PASSENGER WAS STILL IN THE AIRCRAFT, SEATBELT FASTENED. PASSENGER WAS THE ONLY FATALITY OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN10FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA164), Mar 18, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56489), Lewisville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not retract the landing gear before a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot did not use a checklist.

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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