# Accident 19921031044419A: Maule M4210C, Pickens, SC, October 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Airport: Pickens County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8805° N, 82.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8805&lon=-82.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9861M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9861M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 29 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031044419A

## Narrative

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

FAILED DEVELOP TAKEOFF POWER. ABORTED 2/3 DOWN RUNWAY.HIT BRAKES TO STOP. NOSED OVER. PROP LEVER NOT FORWARD.

## 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 ATL93LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA020), Oct 31, 1992: Maule M4-210C (N9861M), Pickens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW NORMAL BEFORE TAKEOFF PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED PLACING THE PROPELLER LEVER IN THE HIGH RPM LOW PITCH POSITION. THE PILOT ALSO DELAYED IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT…

## Other reports on N9861M (3)

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

- [Accident 19860531020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531020289A), May 31, 1986: Maule M4210C (N9861M), Saluda, VA, Substantial damage. Collided with the top of a delivery van on short final, shearing main gears. Landed on the grass on side of runway.
- [Incident 19830605038879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605038879I), Jun 5, 1983: Maule M4210C (N9861M), East Farmingdal, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed with a crosswind. Ground looped to the right. Left main gear failed and tucked under aircraft.
- [Accident 19810727045769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045769A), Jul 27, 1981: Maule M4210C (N9861M), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of tail wheel airplane while taxiing for takeoff. Struck a parked aircraft. Gusty wind.

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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