- Date
- July 12, 1986, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Boise, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5636DMaule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860712032579A
- Case key
- 40441
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing for takeoff an inadvertant ground loop occurred during which the acft veered left striking another parked acft. The plt stated it felt as though the tailwheel jammed; however, post accident exam failed to disclose any failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5636D
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7305C
- Airframe hours
- 671
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oswald H. Schmidt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1986
- Destination
- MYL · Mccall, ID
- Airport
- BOI · Boise Air Terminal
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,095 total · 39 in this make and model · 1,008 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N5636D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.