# NTSB ERA22LA284: Maule M-5-180C, N5653K, Scottsboro, AL, June 22, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 22, 2022, 06:15 local (11:15 UTC) - Place: Scottsboro, AL · On Airport - Coordinates: 34.688694, -86.005944 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6887&lon=-86.0059&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105335 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA284 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105335/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105335 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA284 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with two parked trailers. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot said that upon touchdown, the airplane bounced slightly and began to veer left. He added power to abort the landing, but the airplane continued left off the runway. The pilot then reduced power and the airplane struck two parked trailers, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5653K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5653K-2023-04-06), registration cancelled 2023-04-06, S/N 8029C, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-180C - Registry model: [Maule M-5-180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (registry code 5460204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 8029C - Year built: 1984 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-C15 180 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 3, 2022 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 4A6, Scottsboro Muni-Word Fld, runway 22, 5,240 × 80 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 17, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 128 total, 16.9 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: K4A6 - METAR: METAR K4A6 221115Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 21/21 A3015 ## 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 20220622007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622007299A), Jun 22, 2022: Maule M-5-180C, Scottsboro, AL, Destroyed. Pilot entered final on rwy 22 at 4A6. Pilot stated he was lined up on center line maintaining airspeed. Entered flare and when the wheels touched the rwy the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 17, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105335. 8.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 7.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14199450&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 457 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14199323&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photos-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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