NONE · Maule M-5-235C · 2001-05-25 · West Jordan, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN01LA104
Event ID
20010615X01181
Type
Accident
Date
2001-05-25
Location
West Jordan, UT, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Maule
Model
M-5-235C
Registration
N9181E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot inadvertently flaring the airplane too high above the ground, resulting in a hard landing that sheared a bolt in the tail wheel assembly. This rendered directional control impossible and induced an uncontrolled ground loop. A contributing factor was the crosswind.