# NTSB MIA03CA091: Maule M-5-235C, N366X, Jay, FL, March 27, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 27, 2003, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Jay, FL - Coordinates: 30.840555, -87.105834 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8406&lon=-87.1058&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 56748 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03CA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56748/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA091 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to perform a go-around after bouncing following touchdown, resulting in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll. ## 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 - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that after takeoff, the flight proceeded to the private airstrip where he performed two touch-and-go landings. The flight remained in the traffic pattern for another touch-and-go landing, and touched down with 2 notched of flaps extended within the first third of the 2,000-foot long runway designated 27. The airplane bounced and he maintained, "the tail down attitude and the plane settled down into the ground." He thought he could land and committed to the landing roll, but lost directional control towards the left side of the runway. He applied differential braking, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest about the middle of the runway near the departure end. He further reported that the accident could have been prevented if he had performed a go-around, and there was no mechanical failure or malfunction. ## Factual narrative On March 27, 2003, about 1330 central standard time, a Maule M-5-235C, N366X, registered to D P Aero, LC, nosed over while landing at a private airstrip named Porter STOLport, near Jay, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant was not injured. The flight originated about 1200, from Bob Sikes Airport, Crestview, Florida. The pilot stated that after takeoff, the flight proceeded to the private airstrip where he performed two touch-and-go landings. The flight remained in the traffic pattern for another touch-and-go landing, and touched down with 2 notched of flaps extended within the first third of the 2,000-foot long runway designated 27. The airplane bounced and he maintained, "the tail down attitude and the plane settled down into the ground." He thought he could land and committed to the landing roll, but lost directional control towards the left side of the runway. He applied differential braking, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest about the middle of the runway near the departure end. He further reported that the accident could have been prevented if he had performed a go-around, and there was no mechanical failure or malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N366X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N366X), registered now, S/N 7005C, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M-5-235C - 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 - Serial number: 7005C - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J1A5D reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: William O. DeWeese - Registered owner: DP Aero LC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KCEW, Crestview, FL - Destination: FD82, Jay, FL - Airport: FD82, Porter STOLport, runway 27 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 698 total, 698 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: KNSE ## 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 20030327032309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030327032309A), Mar 27, 2003: Maule M5235C, Jay, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was performing touch-and-go landings at porter stolport, a private strip, near Jay, Florida. On the third touch-and-go landing with 2 notches… ## Other investigations on N366X (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA115), Apr 20, 1988: Maule M-6-235 (N366X), Walton, NY, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.