NTSB MIA88LA017 — 1987-10-22 · MADISON, Mississippi, United States

Current FAA registration · N56583

Make / Model: MAULE M-5-180C
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A73D09

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N56583 Maule M-5-180C None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. FULL RT RUDDER WOULD NOT CORRECT THIS. THE ACFT THEN LEFT THE RWY, GROUND LOOPED, & AS A RESULT THE RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE TAILWHEEL SEPARATED FROM IT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM & RUDDER ASSEMBLY REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-ACCIDENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88LA017.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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