ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369340
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| Date: | Thursday 5 January 1989 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-210C |
| Owner/operator: | Flynn, Donald |
| Registration: | N9039E |
| MSN: | 6194C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 346 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calexico, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MEXICALI |
| (KCLX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT EXITED THE RUNWAY & COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. AN EXAM OF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL & BRAKE REVEALED THE TORQUE PLATE PIN WAS RUSTED, WHICH RESTRICTED WHEEL MOVEMENT. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT HAD VEERED ON OTHER RECENT FLTS, BUT NO DISCREPANCY HAD BEEN FOUND.
Probable Cause: A BINDING BRAKE SYSTEM TORQUE PLATE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN EFFICIENCY BY THE PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA079
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 13:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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