# NTSB GAA17CA170: Maule M5, N56552, Roxbury, KS, March 2, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 2, 2017, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Roxbury, KS
- Coordinates: 38.550834, -97.652778 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5508&lon=-97.6528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 2017
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA170
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94814/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94814
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA170

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.

## 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-5-180C, 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)
- [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)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: tower/antenna (incl guy wires)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition; cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022017/cases.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 55 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022017/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Other: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Other: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md)
- [Other: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)
- [Other: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); 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)
- [Other: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)
- [Other: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing on a road in gusting crosswind conditions, the right wing lifted to about a 60° angle. He immediately initiated a go-around and added full power and right aileron and lowered the nose. The airplane had drifted off the center of the road to the left heading toward power lines, and the pilot chose to go under them. After the airplane cleared the power lines, the left wing tip struck the ground, and the airplane cart-wheeled. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the flare, while landing on a road in gusty crosswind conditions, the right wing lifted to about a 60° angle. He immediately initiated a go-around and added full power, full right aileron, and lowered the nose. The airplane had drifted off the center of the road to the left heading toward powerlines, and he elected to go under them. After the airplane cleared the powerlines, the left wingtip struck the ground and the airplane cartwheeled. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56552](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56552-2018-06-25), registration cancelled 2018-06-25, S/N 8050C, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5 (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: 8080C
- Year built: 1984
- Airframe hours: 1115.8
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-CIF 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 19, 2016
- Departed: OZS, CAMDENTON, MO
- Destination: Roxbury, KS
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 9, 2016; seat: left; flight hours: 367 total, 153 in this make and model, 326 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.44 inHg
- Observed at: KSLN, 14 nm away

## 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 20170302007339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170302007339A), Mar 2, 2017: Maule M-5-180C, Roxbury, KS, Substantial damage. On March 2nd, 2017 at approximately 1915 UTC, a Maule M-5, piloted by the airman was substantially damaged during an off airport landing in Roxbury, Kansas.…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 11, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94814. 916 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 264 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454448&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 652 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40451046&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.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.

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