# Incident 20180505007759I: Maule M-5-235C, Sweetwater, TX, May 5, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sweetwater, TX
- Airport: Avenger Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4674° N, 100.4666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AVENGER FLD (SWW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4674&lon=-100.4666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AR) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505007759I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 5, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CDT; N222AR, A MAULE M-5-235C REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER EXPERIENCED A LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT AVENGER FIELD (SWW)IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AVENGER FIELD, SWEETWATER, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT ON MAY 5, 2018.

## Other reports on N222AR (1)

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

- [Accident 19760506010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760506010349A), May 6, 1976: Maule M5235C (N222AR), Waynesville, IL, Substantial damage

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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