# NTSB Accident DEN01LA104
> **Maule M-5-235C** · 2001-05-25 · West Jordan, UT, USA · NONE
## 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.

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