# Accident 20130811016999A: Maule M-5-210C, Verona, NY, August 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2013, 11:15 local time
- Place: Verona, NY
- Airport: Bates Field (Grass)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1100° N, 75.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1100&lon=-75.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-210C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 82 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811016999A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11TH AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM PRIVATE RATED PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BECKS GROVE (K16) ON A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD.  BEFORE RETURNING TO HAMILTON AIRPORT (H30), HE DECIDED TO VISIT BATES FIELD, A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR VERONA, NY.  DECENDING FROM UNDER 2000 FEET MSL, THEY ALIGNED UP FOR BASE LEG TO THE NW RUNWAY. UPON FINAL APPROACH WITH FLAPS AT 40 DEGREES AND SLOWING DOWN FROM 70 MPH, FLARED AIRCRAFT AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD THEN BOUNCED AND LANDED HARD AGAIN ABOUT 70 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE AIRSTRIP AND DRIFTED INTO TALLER (6 TO 9 INCH) GRASS.  PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO REMAIN AIRBORNE.  ONCE AIRBORNE, PILOT NOTICED PILOT AND CO-PILOT DOORS WERE AJAR.  PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO HOME BASE OF HAMILTON AIRPORT (H30).  UPON LANDING AT H30, PILOT NOTICED AIRCRAFT TAXIING SLIGHTLY CROOKED AND LH LANDING GEAR WAS BENT OUTWARD.  FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL TUBULAR AIRFRAME MEMBERS, AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE TO MAIN LANDING GEAR. FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES TO ELEVATOR WERE ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECTED FROM IMPACT DAMAGE WHICH OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING AT BATES FIELD.

## 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 ERA13CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA369), Aug 11, 2013: Maule M-5-210C (N6617R), Verona, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delay in applying power after a bounced landing, resulting in collision with terrain during a go-around.

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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