Pilot Debrief

MAULE M-5-235C near Hickman, KY — 2026-07-06

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Date
2026-07-06
Location
Hickman, KY, USA
Aircraft
MAULE M-5-235C
Registration
N9103E
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a runway undershoot.

NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of a local flight the pilot was returning to his private grass airstrip. He reported the wind was gusting to about 13 knots, and while on short final approach to land, he felt that the wind died abruptly and the airplane “lost lift.” The airplane descended before contacting a field of soybeans just short of the runway. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest near the approach end of the runway. The pilot was seriously injured and airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical empennage, rudder, and wing struts. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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