# Accident 20180424000329A: Maule M-5-235C, Roxbury, KS, April 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Roxbury, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5505° N, 97.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roxbury, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5505&lon=-97.4277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9218E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 89 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180424000329A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 24, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900Z, THE OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT, OF N9281E, A MAULE M-5-235-C, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART FROM A COUNTY ROAD. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A ROAD SIGN ON THE LEFT WING TIP DURING TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN APPROACHING A TREE LINE BUT DID NOT ABORT SOON ENOUGH AND IMPACTED THE TREES. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SERIOUS INJURIES, RESULTING IN AN OVERNIGHT STAY AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE, SEVERING THE RIGHT WING AND SHEARING THE ENGINE AND RIGHT FIREWALL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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