# NTSB Accident CHI96LA251
> **Maule M5-210TC** · 1996-07-21 · OLATHE, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA251
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06188
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-21
- **Location:** OLATHE, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.839202, -94.779266
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M5-210TC
- **Registration:** N5646N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.  Factors associated with the accident were the uncontrolled porpoise encountered and the pilot's lack of recent experience in tailwheel airplanes.

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