- Date
- June 14, 1985, 17:00 local (Jun 15, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ontario, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5652WMaule M-5-180C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850614025539A
- Case key
- 40177
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he landed, the wind was gusting to 25 KTS. He stated that when the acft touched down, it encountered a whirlwind that lifted the tail. Subsequently, the acft nosed over & was damaged. According to the 1700 PDT wx observation at Ontario, the wind was from 360 deg at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5652W
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8033C
- Airframe hours
- 160
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C1F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steve Schwilling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1985
- Departed
- U35 · Caldwell, ID
- Destination
- ONO
- Airport
- ONO · Ontario, runway 32, 4,531 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,209 total · 160 in this make and model · 2,209 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONO
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 N5652W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.