# Accident 20190627008159A: Maule M-5-235C, Gillette, WY, June 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Maden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3489° N, 105.3375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3489&lon=-105.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6127M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6127M) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008159A

## Narrative

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

SOD RUNWAY WAS SOAKED FROM RECENT RAINS. AIRCRAFT SUNK IN WET GROUND UPON LANDING AND TURNED OVER

## 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 GAA19CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA395), Jun 27, 2019: Maule M5 (N6127M), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N6127M (1)

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

- [Incident 19801009083479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009083479I), Oct 9, 1980: Maule M5235C (N6127M), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Zg zk gear was damaged during attempted landing in field. Pilot aborted, continued to airport. Right gear collapsed

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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