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WPR25LA012

2024-10-01 · Soda Springs, Idaho, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport U78

Current FAA registration · N5636D

Make / Model
MAULE M-5-235C
Year of manufacture
1979 · 45 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791203
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7353D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear brakes system-Unintentional use/operation
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Passenger

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_WPR25LA012.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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