# NTSB DEN84LA057: Maule M-5-220C, N51637, Holyoke, CO, December 31, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 30, 1983, 19:10 local (Dec 31, 1983, 02:10 UTC)
- Place: Holyoke, CO
- Coordinates: 40.580909, -102.300949 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5809&lon=-102.3009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16313/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA057

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY DURING LANDING AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A LANDING ON RWY 17. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT FOUR KTS. THE PLT STATED THAT THE GLIDE PATH AND AIRSPEED WERE GOOD ON FINAL APPROACH. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BOUNCED AND WENT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT WAS A FLT INSTRUCTOR, HAD 3800 FLYING HOURS AND MADE APPROX 200 LANDINGS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. HE WAS ACTING AS PIC ON THIS FLT FOR THE ACFT OWNER WHO WAS A PASSENGER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51637 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-220C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5026C
- Airframe hours: 1188
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A-350-C1 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Louis Harmon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 26, 1983
- Departed: GXY, GREELEY, CO
- Airport: 8V5, Holyoke, runway 17, 3,600 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 3,800 total, 86 in this make and model, 3,600 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 16 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831230064979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831230064979A), Dec 30, 1983: Maule M5220C, Holyoke, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran offside of runway and flipped inverted during landing roll.

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.

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