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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M5220C · Young, AZ · April 17, 1983

Date
April 17, 1983 · 14:00 local
Place
Young, AZ
Airport
Waldrip
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51630
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA197
Reported as
Maule M5220C
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
790 total207 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right brake failed and pilot purposely ground looped aircraft to avoid trees at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AND PILOT PURPOSELY GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO AVOID TREES AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.