# Accident 19810418017729A: Maule M4220, Weidman, MI, April 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1981, 14:35 local time
- Place: Weidman, MI
- Airport: Boven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7041° N, 84.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weidman, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7041&lon=-84.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40312, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 423 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON ROUGH GROUND. GUSTY WIND, SHORT PRIVATE STRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM13), Apr 18, 1981: Maule M4 (N40312), Weidman, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40312 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010216004199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010216004199I), Feb 16, 2001: Maule M4220C (N40312), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated while landing at sjc a cross wind caught the aircraft. The pilot proceeded to apply the left brake and while doing so the pedal went to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.