# Accident 20220622007299A: Maule M-5-180C, Scottsboro, AL, June 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2022, 08:52 local time
- Place: Scottsboro, AL
- Airport: Word Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6887° N, 86.0059° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6887&lon=-86.0059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5653K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5653K-2023-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-180C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 16 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622007299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED FINAL ON RWY 22 AT 4A6.  PILOT STATED HE WAS LINED UP ON CENTER LINE MAINTAINING AIRSPEED.  ENTERED FLARE AND WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE RWY THE AIRCRAFT TURNED QUICKLY TO THE LEFT.  PILOT ADDED POWER FOR A GO AROUND AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED GOING VERY QUICKLY TO THE LEFT AND PILOT STATED HE THEN CUT POWER BUT HAD TO MUCH AIRSPEED TO STOP IN THE GRASS AND COLLIDED WITH AIRPORT FENCING AND PRIVATE SEMI TRUCK TRAILERS OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY.  PILOT ADMITTED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN OR REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 ERA22LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA284), Jun 22, 2022: Maule M-5-180C (N5653K), Scottsboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with two parked trailers.

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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