# Accident 19900721027599A: Maule M4220C, Missoula, MT, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 12:42 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8504° N, 113.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8504&lon=-113.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2007U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2007U-2018-01-11) (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 6A350C2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 16 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027599A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED TRIGHT LANDING GEAR.

## 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 SEA90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA145), Jul 21, 1990: Maule M-4-220C (N2007U), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N2007U (1)

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

- [Accident 20090401004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090401004419A), Apr 1, 2009: Maule M4220C (N2007U), Hungry Horse, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 1, 2009, about 1630 mountain daylight time, a Maule M4-220C, N2007U, impacted the frozen surface of a reservoir near Hungry Horse, Montana,…

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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