# NTSB SEA82DYP02: Maule M-5, N56312, Priest River, ID, November 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1981
- Place: Priest River, ID · PRIEST RIVER, ID
- Location: 48.1843° N, 116.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Priest River, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1843&lon=-116.9054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYP02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYP02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3027   81/11/3 NR.PRIEST RIVER,ID    MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 206
        TIME - 1345                    N56312              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COEUR D'ALENE,ID           PRIEST RIVER,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N56312 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19811103072389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103072389A), Nov 3, 1981: Maule M5235C, Priest River, ID, Substantial damage. Struck soft spot while landing on Private strip. Impact collapsed right main landing gear.

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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