# Accident 20160605006779A: Maule M-5-235C, Hamilton, MT, June 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2016, 09:57 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravallie County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2558° N, 114.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2558&lon=-114.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5635M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5635M) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,100 total, 310 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605006779A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER IN FRONT RIGHT SEAT HAD FOOT ON ONE BRAKE UPON TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE  PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, UNABLE TO OVERCOME/CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT AND WENT INVERTED.

## 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 GAA16CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA285), Jun 5, 2016: Maule M5 (N5635M), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

## Other reports on N5635M (1)

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

- [Incident 20040609014759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609014759I), Jun 9, 2004: Maule M5235C (N5635M), Richland, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On landing rollout the right gear leg collapsed, breaking in the middle, damage was limited to wing tip scrapes, bent wing struts, bent gear leg, and…

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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