# NTSB MIA96LA111: Maule M-5, N725V, Plains, GA, April 10, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1996, 20:14 local (Apr 10, 1996, 00:14 UTC)
- Place: Plains, GA
- Coordinates: 32.030639, -84.389747 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0306&lon=-84.3897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38002/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA111

## Probable cause

the pilot misjudging distance and speed during the approach, and his failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - building(nonresidential)

## Analysis

The pilot stated he was making a straight-in approach for landing. The approach was steep and fast. The airplane touched down long and bounced. He realized he had insufficient runway remaining to make a go-around and went off the end of the runway. The airplane collided with trees and a garage.

## Factual narrative

On April 9, 1996, about 2014 eastern daylight time, a Maule M-5, N725V, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, overshot the runway and crashed in the vicinity of Plains, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger reported minor injuries. The flight originated from Americus, Georgia, about 15 minutes before the accident.

The pilot stated he was landing to the west at a private airfield. His approach was steep and fast. The airplane touched down long and bounced. He realized he had insufficient runway remaining to make a go-around and went off the end of the runway. The airplane collided with trees and a garage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N725V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Maule M-5
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7480C
- Airframe hours: 1082
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AE2A 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert D. Campbell
- Registered owner: Cantrell/Campbell
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 27, 1995, 25 hours before
- Departed: ACJ, AMERICUS, GA
- Airport: NONE, Plains Downtown, runway 27, 2,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 215 total, 83 in this make and model, 156 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CSG, 30 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 19960409006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960409006389A), Apr 9, 1996: Maule M5235C, Plains, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft overshot the runway on landing and hit a garage near a private strip. (.4)the pilot stated he was making a straight-in approach for landing. The…

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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