# Accident 20130505008799A: Maule M-5-210C, Juneau, AK, May 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2013, 19:23 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.3550° N, 134.5764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3550&lon=-134.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N378X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N378X-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-210C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 82 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130505008799A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/5/2013, AT 0323Z, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF WITH 2 PASSENGERS FROM RUNWAY 26 AT JNU. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS WHILE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON HIS AIRCRAFT.  REPORTED WINDS WERE 300/05. AFTER THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE NOTICED THAT HE SEEMED TO BE TRAVELLING FASTER THAN USUAL AND NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED INDICATED AROUND 60MPH. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT THE CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT DOWN THE EMBANKMENT,  AND CAME TO REST AT THE EDGE OF THE FLOAT POND. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER FLAPS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, WHICH IS HIS NORMAL PREFERENCE. UPON POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION, THE POWER WAS STILL IN THE FULL POWER POSITION.

## 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 ANC13CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA040), May 6, 2013: Maule M-5-210C (N378X), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N378X (1)

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

- [Accident 20120830018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120830018519A), Aug 30, 2012: Maule M-5-210C (N378X), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Description: aircraft experienced a ground loop after landing when the pilot flying abruptly pressed right rudder. The flight instructor immediately applied…

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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