NTSB DEN87LA099 — 1987-04-15 · ERIE, Colorado, United States

Current FAA registration · N84KG

Make / Model: MAULE M-5-180C
Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19841002
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB7E68

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N84KG Maule M-5-180 None

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PLT HAD COMPLETED A LANDING FROM A BUSINESS FLT. ON LANDING ROLL A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN LEFT. THE PLT ADDED FULL PWR AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT WAS TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT AND CROSSED THE RWY, DEPARTING THE RWY TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF A CONCRETE TAXIWAY AND WAS DAMAGED. THE ACFT THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT MLG COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA099.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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