Maule M5 N56552

Summary

On 2 March 2017 at about 19:15 local time, a Maule M5 registered N56552 was involved in an accident near Roxbury, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 March 2017 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Roxbury, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.5508, -97.6528

Aircraft

Maule M5

Registration

N56552

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camdenton → Roxbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA170

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing on a road in gusting crosswind conditions, the right wing lifted to about a 60° angle. He immediately initiated a go-around and added full power and right aileron and lowered the nose. The airplane had drifted off the center of the road to the left heading toward power lines, and the pilot chose to go under them. After the airplane cleared the power lines, the left wing tip struck the ground, and the airplane cart-wheeled. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.