# NTSB IAD79FID36: Maule M5-236, N5636N, Richmond, VA, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID36

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5636N), registered now, S/N 7289C, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5-236
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byrd Int'L

## 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 19790918026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918026249A), Sep 18, 1979: Maule M5235C, Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll. Unskilled in tailwheel aircraft.

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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