- Date
- August 29, 1978
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9207EMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780829035079A
- Case key
- 139296
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3372 78/8/29 LONG BEACH,CA MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1915 N9207E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 49, 6400 TOTAL HOURS, 80 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD REMARKS- RT LDG GEAR TUBING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9207E
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach
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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.
Other investigations on N9207E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA85LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFt.Lauderdale, FLThe acft landed with a x-wind component of about 25 KTS from the right. The plt and witnesses stated the wind lifted the right wing of off the rwy. Side forces resulted in the left main landing gear collapsing. Maximum demonstrated takeoff and landing x-wind…NTSB LAX78DUJ12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTucson, AZ