# Incident 19891003053889I: Maule M4220C, Visalia, CA, October 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2039U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2039U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891003053889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N2039U (2)

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

- [Accident 20080305011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080305011529A), Mar 5, 2008: Maule M4220C (N2039U), Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On take off, student pilot added power and aircraft started down the center line of the runway. The aircraft's nose turned a few degrees to the left and…
- [Incident 20070827017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070827017379I), Aug 27, 2007: Maule M4220C (N2039U), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing at twf on runway 25, the aircraft bounced and veered to the right and struck a runway sign, damaging the right main gear strut and left wing…

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.

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