- Date
- September 14, 1985, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Bloomington, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56349Maule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850914045049A
- Case key
- 13215
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The piloted landed with an 80' left crosswind at 8 knots. During landing roll the wind picked up the left wing. The acft weathervaned into the wind & the right gear collapsed. The right wing was also damaged during the swerve.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56349
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7286-C
- Airframe hours
- 530
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward L. Kain
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Palmyra, IN
- Airport
- BMG · Monroe Co., runway 17, 5,201 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 293 total · 69 in this make and model · 257 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BMG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N56349 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.