At approximately 14:45 mountain time, a Maule M-5-235C was damaged in a groundloop upon landing at Grand Junction. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said the landing was normal but the airplane suddenly groundlooped to the left. Postaccident examination of the airplanes left steering cable revealed the swaged attachment had separated.
January 13, Grand Junction, Colo. / Maule M-5-235C
At approximately 14:45 mountain time, a Maule M-5-235C was damaged in a groundloop upon landing at Grand Junction. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said the landing was normal but the airplane suddenly groundlooped to the left. Postaccident examination of the airplanes left steering cable revealed the swaged attachment had separated....
Key Takeaways:
- A Maule M-5-235C groundlooped upon landing at Grand Junction, though the pilot was not injured.
- The pilot reported a sudden left groundloop during an otherwise normal landing.
- Post-accident examination revealed that the swaged attachment on the airplane's left steering cable had separated.
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