- Date
- September 13, 1987, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Moab, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5637DMaule M-5-210TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870913051739A
- Case key
- 17309
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot aborted his approach to runway 21 at canyon lands airport when he had 'indications of a crosswind.' The pilot radioed Moab UNICOM and reported he could not find the windsock and requested wind information. Moab UNICOM reported thewind was 'straight down the runway.' During the landing roll, the aircraft encountered a strong crosswind gust. The aircraft swerved to the left and departed the runway. After going down a steep grade, the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5637D
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-210TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9004C
- Airframe hours
- 515
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1A6D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jay R. Robertson
- Registered owner
- Jay R Robertson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986
- Departed
- OOV · Meadow Lake, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CNY · Canyon Lands, runway 21, 6,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 480 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.