# Accident 20180527006009A: Maule M-5-235C, Lewiston, ID, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3094° N, 116.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3094&lon=-116.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5634Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5634Y) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527006009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON FINAL LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP ABOUT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF LEWISTON IDAHO. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS NOT LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY, AND AT THE TIME STILL HAD THE OPTION TO CONDUCT A GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE COULD SLID TO THE LEFT AND GET BACK ON CENTER, BUT HIS TIRES ENDED UP HITTING THE WHEAT NEXT TO THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA18CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA311), May 28, 2018: Maule M5 (N5634Y), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway centerline and his subsequent decision to not perform a go-around, which resulted in the main landing gear contacting tall wheat and a subsequent loss of…

## Other reports on N5634Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19970621019969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621019969A), Jun 21, 1997: Maule M5235C (N5634Y), Lino Lakes, MN, Substantial damage. Float equipped ran into cat tails and nosed over on attempted takeoff. CFI failed abort when evident unable lift.

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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