# Accident 19891015045749A: Maule M4220C, Sterling, CO, October 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1989, 08:35 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Crosson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6143° N, 103.2643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6143&lon=-103.2643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4550R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4550R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015045749A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL GROUND LOOPED LANDING. SLIPPED OVER. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED.

## 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 DEN90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA011), Oct 15, 1989: Maule M-4-220C (N4550R), Sterling, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT A GROUND LOOP/SWERVE DURING LANDING ROLL. A STRONG CROSSWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N4550R (1)

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

- [Accident 20110317003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110317003889A), Mar 17, 2011: Maule M-4-220C (N4550R), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. On March 21, 2011, at about 09:30 mt, a Maule M-4-220C, N4550R, registered to the pilot, was ground looped during landing at Double Eagle II Airport,…

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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