- Date
- April 2, 1985, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N332XMaule M-5-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850402009919A
- Case key
- 16658
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Analysis
The plt of a Maule lost directional control during an attempted landing at a dirt strip near ft collings, CO. The wind was from the west at a full landing stall attitude when a gust of wind picked the rt wg up causing the left wing to contact the ground. During the attempted go around, the acft veered off the runway and ground looped causing the landinggear to collapse.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N332X
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6139
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Continental IO-360D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Scott Weiser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 1984
- Departed
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Destination
- 48V
- Airport
- 1600 · Rawhide, runway 25, 2,000 × 100 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 541 total · 135 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.