- Date
- September 18, 1979
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5636NMaule M5-236
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790918026249A
- Case key
- 133192
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3501 79/9/18 RICHMOND,VA MAULE M5-236 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 37, 766 TIME - 1240 N5636N PX- 0 0 3 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD INT'L DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5636N
- Reported as
- Maule M5-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Byrd Int'L
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.