Maule M-5-235C N5636D

Summary

On 1 October 2024 at about 20:57 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N5636D was involved in an accident near Soda Springs, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 October 2024 at 20:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Soda Springs, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Allen H. Tigert Airport (U78)

Coordinates

42.6482, -111.5827

Aircraft

Maule M-5-235C

Registration

N5636D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA012

1 person had minor injuries.

The passenger’s inadvertent application of brakes during landing which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane with a moderate headwind. During touchdown, the airplane “skipped” over the runway surface, and turned to the left side of the runway. The passenger inadvertently applied brakes and the airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer and wing struts sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.