# NTSB WPR21LA112: Maule M-5-180C, N62055, Price, UT, February 8, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 8, 2021, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Price, UT
- Coordinates: 39.613889, -110.75161 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6139&lon=-110.7516&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 102642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102642/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA112

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-180C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460204), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the takeoff roll, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane exited the side of the runway where the right main landing gear separated. The right wing contacted the ground and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62055](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62055-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 8007C, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-180C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (registry code 5460204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8007C
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 1561
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William Mastin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 8, 2021
- Airport: PUC, Carbon County Rgnl/Buck Davis Fld, runway 01/19, 8,316 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 16, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 706 total, 18 in this make and model, 675 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot-rated passenger; seat: right

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observed at: KPUC
- METAR: METAR KPUC 091353Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM OVC100 M02/M10 A2993 RMK AO1 SLP161 T10221100=

## 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 20210208003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210208003549A), Feb 8, 2021: Maule M-5-180C, Price, UT, Substantial damage. On February 8, 2010, the pilot reported winds were about 260 at 10 knots, favoring RWY33, due to RWY26 being closed at the time. The pilot was number two in…

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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