# Accident 20200819016889A: Maule M-5-235C, Olathe, KS, August 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2020, 18:30 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8472° N, 94.7378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8472&lon=-94.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N386X) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 10 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200819016889A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THEN A GUST OF WIND CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY WHICH SURPRISED THE PILOT CAUSING HIM TO PUT THE INCORRECT INPUT INTO THE RIGHT AILERON WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE APPLIED LEFT AILERON.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN20CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA356), Aug 19, 2020: Maule M5 (N386X), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N386X (2)

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

- [Accident 19850331010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010159A), Mar 31, 1985: Maule M5235C (N386X), Pittsfield, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot continued flight in icing conditions. Engine quit on base. Landed short of runway due to power loss.
- [Accident 19810806047849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806047849A), Aug 6, 1981: Maule M5235C (N386X), Pittsfield, MA, Substantial damage. Too slow on final. Unable to check high sink rate prior to runway contact.

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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