# NTSB WPR24LA168: Maule M-5-210C, N62062, Hooper, UT, June 1, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 31, 2024, 18:00 local (Jun 1, 2024, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Hooper, UT · dirt strip on Utah Division of Wildlife Resources - Coordinates: 41.153214, -112.32409 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1532&lon=-112.3241&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: 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 - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 194382 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA168 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194382/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194382 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA168 ## Probable cause The inadvertent application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Unintentional use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that while on final approach to land to a dirt runway, he checked to ensure that the passenger was not on the flight controls to include the brakes. On touchdown, about 40-45 mph, the airplane immediately nosed over. The pilot added that he was not sure if the passenger had their feet on the brakes, but it was most likely usage of the brakes. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N62062](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62062), registered now, S/N 6101C, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-210C - Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 6101C - Year built: 1975 - Engines: Continental IO-360-D 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2024 - Departed: U42, Salt Lake City, UT - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: NA, Fremont Island Upper, runway 15/33, 1,972 × 10 ft, dirt - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial, private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 22, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 848.9 total, 196.2 in this make and model, 727.6 as pilot in command, 62.3 in the last 90 days, 32.4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KOGD, 14 nm away - METAR: KOGD 311153Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01110017 10150 20106 53002 ## 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 20240531008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531008919A), May 31, 2024: Maule M-5-210C, Hooper, UT, Substantial damage. At ~1730MST, the aircraft departed U42 with the intended destination of an off-airport landing strip on fremont island in the great salt lake. Upon arrival,… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194382. 10.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17290048&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR24LA168%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17290623&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR24LA168%20Pilot%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 2.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17302319&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR24LA169%20Photos_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Video of accident (courtesy of pilot) (item 4, MP4, 5.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17317659&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=2024-07-01_8-50-28-Rel.mp4 From the NTSB's public API. 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