# NTSB MIA79DLD44: Maule M-5, N5631D, New Port Richy, FL, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- Place: New Port Richy, FL · NEW PORT RICHY, FL
- Location: 28.2466° N, 82.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Port Richey, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2466&lon=-82.7175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0451   79/3/3    NEW PORT RICHY,FL   MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 104
        TIME - 1045                    N5631D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PASCO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA.                  NEW PORT RICHY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 30K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5631D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5631D-1993-05-14), registration cancelled 1993-05-14, S/N 7239C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Pasco County

## 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 19790303004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004049A), Mar 3, 1979: Maule M5235C, New Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot bounced aircraft on landing. Drifted off side of runway,landed, and struck embankment. Flipped over.

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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