20260101000609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Jay Elm, WY · January 1, 2026

Date
January 1, 2026 · 10:00 local
Place
Jay Elm, WY
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56500
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA075
Reported as
Maule M-5-235C
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
892 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed in a hay field applied brakes and the emergency brake engaged and locked up on the right landing gear

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED IN A HAY FIELD APPLIED BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND LOCKED UP ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.