# Accident 19970801028309A: Maule M4220, Bemidji, MN, August 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji-Beltrami County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4808° N, 94.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4808&lon=-94.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40354, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40354) (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 M4220
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 433 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801028309A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING ROLL. TIPPED UP ON LEFT WING. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR. (-23) LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 BJI NORMAL PATTERN. GOOD APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET.  PLANE VEERED RIGHT AND ENDED UP ON LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI97LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA258), Aug 1, 1997: Maule M-4-220C (N40354), Bemidgi, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure or inability to maintain directional control of the airplane, as a result of an undetermined anomaly concerning of the right main landing gear brake.

## Other reports on N40354 (3)

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

- [Accident 19870620021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620021739A), Jun 20, 1987: Maule M4220C (N40354), Wellsville, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and ground looped on third landing attempt due to tailwheel shimmey. Springs had come off.
- [Incident 19790824032389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824032389I), Aug 24, 1979: Maule M4220C (N40354), Lima, OH, Minor damage. Gear collapsed after landing in gusty winds.
- [Accident 19740519013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013199A), May 19, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40354), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Acft ran off rnwy,hit ditch. Winds lgt-var

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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