19890519012439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-4 · Castleton, NY · May 19, 1989

Date
May 19, 1989 · 19:00 local
Place
Castleton, NY
Airport
Castleton On Hudson Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4713T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA134
Reported as
Maule M4
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total113 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Made precautionary landing on closed grass strip. Had a strip mowed but unable to lift from soft field. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON CLOSED GRASS STRIP. HAD A STRIP MOWED BUT UNABLE TO LIFT FROM SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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