# Accident 19940707017839A: Maule M4210, Northway, AK, July 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1994, 13:15 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9994° N, 141.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9994&lon=-141.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9808M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9808M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210 (registry code 5460108, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707017839A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED GEAR ATTACH FAULTY WELD FAILED.

## 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 ANC94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA076), Jul 7, 1994: Maule M-4-210 (N9808M), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROPER WELDS BY THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR FACILITY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT THAT PRECIPITATED THE GEAR FAILURE WERE THE…

## Other reports on N9808M (3)

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

- [Incident 20000810025729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810025729I), Aug 10, 2000: Maule M4210 (N9808M), Mc Call, ID. (-23) During approach to the mccall, ID airport the pilot failed to change the fuel selector valve from the left fuel tank to the right fuel tank. The pilot…
- [Accident 19751110038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751110038329A), Nov 10, 1975: Maule M4T (N9808M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Cable housing of ctl slipped in clamp,restricted fuel flow. Lnd in swamp.
- [Accident 19750506011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750506011419A), May 6, 1975: Maule M4210 (N9808M), Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd halfway dwn rwy.

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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