# Accident 19900316007849A: Maule M4, Creston, IA, March 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1990, 15:15 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Airport: Creston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0507° N, 94.3603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0507&lon=-94.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12010, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12010-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,170 total, 440 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316007849A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND ON A SHORT WET GRASS RUNWAY AND SLID INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. RUNWAY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED.

## 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 MKC90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA068), Mar 16, 1990: Maule M4 (N12010), Creston, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO GO-AROUND WHILE HE HAD SUFFICIENT SPEED AND RUNWAY TO DO SO. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY TAILWIND AND WET RUNWAY…

## Other reports on N12010 (1)

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

- [Accident 19951216040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216040749A), Dec 16, 1995: Maule M4 (N12010), Hot Springs, SD, Substantial damage. Blocked engine air intakes to obtain more cabin heat. Lost power. Unable climb on takeoff. Insufficient air flow. (-23) on December 15, 1995, at 1800 MST, a…

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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