# Accident 20101130054129A: Maule M-5-180C, Emory, TX, November 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2010, 13:50 local time
- Place: Emory, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9128° N, 95.7425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9128&lon=-95.7425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244RC-2011-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-180C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101130054129A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 HOURS (LOCAL) NEAR THE ADDRESS OF 2998 HIGHWAY 19 NORTH, EMORY, TEXAS 75440, THE PILOT (CERTIFICATE #2222675) OF THE MAULE M-5-180C AIRCRAFT (N244RC) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A GRASS AIRSTRIP DURING VARIABLY GUSTY CROSSWINDS, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, A WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, WOBBLED, AND PITCHED UP SHARPLY WITH POWER APPLIED. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE CLIMB OUT, STALLING IT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT BANK SPIN, DESCENDED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED DURING A POST-CRASH FIRE AND FELL INTO ITS FINAL RESTING POSITION ON ITS BACK, NOSE POINTING AT A 320° HEADING APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS AND TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS IN THE AIRFRAME COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE RECORDS BEING DESTROYED IN THE AIRCRAFT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT'S TOTAL TIME COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND MAINTENANCE LOGS BEING DESTROYED IN THE AIRCRAFT FIRE.

## 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 CEN11LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA086), Nov 30, 2010: Maule M-5-180C (N244RC), Emory, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control and failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around after a hard bounced landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the…

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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