# NTSB NYC86LA192: Maule M-5-235, N396X, Wolfeboro, NH, July 28, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1986, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Location: 43.5936° N, 71.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfeboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5936&lon=-71.2116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA192
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30391/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA192

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY & THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OVER THE RUNWAY EDGE ONTO A SOFT SHOULDER, NOSED OVER & WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N396X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396X-1990-11-15), registration cancelled 1990-11-15, S/N 7031C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7031C
- Airframe hours: 844
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-J1A5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald & Barbara Tewksbury
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 19, 1986
- Departed: MA04, HAVERHILL, MA
- Airport: 8B8, Lakes Region, runway 30, 2,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 325 total, 86 in this make and model, 68 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft unknown

## 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 19860728039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728039259A), Jul 28, 1986: Maule M5235C, Wolfeboro, NH, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway and nosed over after the pilot bounced the landing.

## Other investigations on N396X (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 NYC78FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM05), Oct 20, 1977: Maule M-5 (N396X), Butler, PA, 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.

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