# Accident 19891006042479A: Maule M4220C, Orlando, FL, October 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5608° N, 81.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5608&lon=-81.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40340-2012-11-15) (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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,303 total, 771 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006042479A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL AND COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR. QUARTERING CROSSWIND A FACTOR.

## 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 MIA90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA004), Oct 6, 1989: Maule M-4-220C (N40340), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N40340 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910624028069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624028069I), Jun 24, 1991: Maule M4220 (N40340), Deland, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway and ended on aircrafts back.

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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