# NTSB FTW96LA214: Maule M-5-235C, N9194E, Akron, CO, May 15, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 15, 1996, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Akron, CO - Coordinates: 40.160224, -103.210922 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1602&lon=-103.2109&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19840 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19840/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA214 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment ## Analysis The pilot said he made a 3-point landing on runway 11. During the landing roll, the right landing gear lifted off the runway. The pilot applied right aileron and left rudder, but the airplane did not respond and began tracking to the right. The pilot decided to abort the landing and added power slowly 'to aid lift to the left wing.' The airplane departed the runway, went down an embankment, and collided with a dirt bank. Both the pilot and the airport's ASOS system reported the wind to be from 140 degrees at 4 knots. ## Factual narrative On May 15, 1996, approximately 1415 mountain daylight time, a Maule M-5-235C, N9194E, registered to and operated by Hickert Land Co., Inc., was substantially damaged during landing at Akron, Colorado. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from a private airstrip in Akron at approximately 1400. According to the pilot, he made a full flap 3-point landing on runway 11. During the landing roll, the right landing gear lifted off the runway. He applied right aileron and left rudder, but the airplane did not respond and began tracking to the right. He decided to abort the landing and added power slowly "to aid lift to the left wing." The airplane continued to track to the right. It then went off the side of the runway, down an embankment, and collided with a dirt bank. According to Akron's Automatic Surface Observation System (ASOS) sequence report recorded 22 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 140 degrees at 4 knots. The pilot also estimated the wind to be from the same direction and velocity at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9194E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9194E), registered now, S/N 7129C, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M-5-235C - Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7129C - Airframe hours: 1071 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-JIA5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hickert Land Co., Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 13, 1995, 6 hours before - Departed: CO - Destination: AKO, CO - Airport: AKO, Akron-Washington County, runway 11, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 217 total, 28 in this make and model, 152 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AKO ## 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 19960515010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960515010689A), May 15, 1996: Maule M5235C, Akron, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing. From the NTSB's public API. 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