- Date
- September 1, 1992, 10:01 local (17:01 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8070Maule M5-180C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920901034939A
- Case key
- 27751
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and the pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft bounced on landing and yawed to the right. The pilot applied power for a go around, lost control of the aircraft and the aircraft ground looped. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8070
- Reported as
- Maule M5-180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8070C
- Airframe hours
- 690
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C1F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- El Toro Marine Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Edwards, John H.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1992 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- NZJ · Mcas El Toro, CA
- Destination
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SJC · San Jose Int'L, runway 29, 4,599 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 221 total · 7 in this make and model · 160 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJC, 1 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.
Other investigations on N8070 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.