# NTSB GAA16CA028: Maule M5, N5638K, Goodland, KS, October 24, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 24, 2015, 15:20 local (21:20 UTC) - Place: Goodland, KS - Coordinates: 39.370555, -101.69889 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3706&lon=-101.6989&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 14, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 92238 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92238/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92238 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA028 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Maule M-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5460140), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, during the landing roll at 70 knots, on runway 30, the airplane encountered a powerful gust of wind. He reported that the gust caused the tail to lift off of the runway, and the right wing impacted the grass safety area located to the right of the concrete runway. The pilot reported that after the right wing impacted the ground, the airplane was "catapulted" into the air about 10 feet, and came to rest inverted about 30 feet to the right of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to wings, fuselage, and empennage. At the time of the accident, the wind at the aerodrome was reported as 210 degrees true at 9 knots. In the hours preceding the accident, the aerodrome reported wind from the south-west with gusts up to 19 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, during the landing roll at 70 knots, on runway 30, the airplane encountered a powerful gust of wind. He reported that the gust caused the tail to lift off of the runway, and the right wing impacted the grass safety area located to the right of the concrete runway. The pilot reported that after the right wing impacted the ground, the airplane was "catapulted" into the air about 10 feet, and came to rest inverted about 30 feet to the right of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to wings, fuselage, and empennage. At the time of the accident, the wind at the aerodrome was reported as 210 degrees true at 9 knots. In the hours preceding the accident, the aerodrome reported wind from the south-west with gusts up to 19 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5638K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5638K-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 9002C, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M5 (210TC) - Registry model: [Maule M-5-210TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210tc) (registry code 5460140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming T0-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (registry code 41528, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 9002C - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 1893 - Engines: Lycoming TO-360-F1A6D 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Gregory L. Whipple - Registered owner: Gregory L. Whipple - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 10, 2015 - Departed: E98, LOS LUNAS, NM - Destination: YKN, YANKTON, SD - Airport: GLD, Renner Fld /Goodland Muni/, runway 30, 5,499 × 100 ft, concrete - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 29, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 10,400 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 10,300 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: KGLD ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 5, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92238. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436462&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record – Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 144 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436463&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20%E2%80%93%20Pilot%20Statement-Master.PDF - Photos (item 3, .PDF, 755 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436464&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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