# NTSB LAX96LA128: Maule M-6-235, N5652C, Bishop, CA, March 8, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 7, 1996, 17:45 local (Mar 8, 1996, 01:45 UTC) - Place: Bishop, CA - Coordinates: 37.49913, -118.309188 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4991&lon=-118.3092&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 3, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29385 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96LA128 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29385/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA128 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - high vegetation ## Analysis The pilot indicated that he accomplished a normal landing, and the airplane was rolling out on the runway at approximately 40 to 45 miles per hour. He said the airplane encountered a crosswind from the left, the left wing lifted, and the airplane turned right. The airplane then rolled off the right shoulder of the runway, struck some bushes, and nose over. ## Factual narrative On March 7, 1996, at 1745 hours Pacific standard time, a Maule M-6-235, N5652C, nosed over after losing control and colliding with vegetation off the right shoulder of runway 30 during the landing roll at the Bishop, California, airport. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot was not injured. The aircraft was being operated by the pilot as a personal flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot indicated he accomplished a normal landing and was rolling out on the runway approximately 40- to 45-miles per hour. The pilot indicated he encountered a crosswind from the left. The airplane's left wing lifted and the airplane turned right. The airplane then rolled off the right shoulder of the runway and struck some bushes. The pilot described the vegetation during a telephone interview as being as big as a desk, with multiple branches, with a diameter at the base as big as his fingers. The pilot indicated the bushes were within 50 feet of the runway edge. According to the Bishop Airport Manager, the vegetation is about 75 feet from the runway center line outside the lateral limits of the runway safety area. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5652C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5652C), registered now, S/N 7403C, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M-6-235 - Registry model: [Maule M-6-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (registry code 5460160) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7403C - Airframe hours: 1500 - Engines: Lycoming O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Derrick, George B. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 4, 1996, 50 hours before - Departed: BIH - Airport: BIH, Bishop, runway 30, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 596 total, 50 in this make and model, 564 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 41 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BIH, 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960307003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307003789A), Mar 7, 1996: Maule M6235, Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot indicated that he accomplished a normal landing, and the airplane was rolling out on the runway at approximately 40 to 45 miles per hour. He said… From the NTSB's public API. 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