- Date
- October 24, 1982, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madras, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N312XMaule M-5-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821024055069A
- Case key
- 71539
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he made an off-airport landing in a grass field that was soft and wet. The field was square shaped and measured about 1500 ft on each side. While landing toward the west, he saw the end of the field approaching and applied heavy braking to reduce his speed. At that time, the aircraft nosed over. The pilot reported that there was no wind. About 28 miles north at a weather station, the wind was from 160 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N312X
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6129C
- Airframe hours
- 600
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Samuel Barton, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Samuel Barton, Jr.
- Departed
- Prineville, OR
- Destination
- N31 · Kutztown, PA
- Airport
- runway 29, 1,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 90 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 133 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 28 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.
Other investigations on N312X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.