# Accident 19970914030519A: Maule M4210, Bethel, AK, September 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1997, 17:28 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8106° N, 161.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8106&lon=-161.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9804M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9804M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule BEE DEE M-4-210 (registry code 5460106, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-bee-dee-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 IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 85 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914030519A

## Narrative

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

(.19) NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE. (.4) THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WAS ROLLING OUT AFTER LANDING ON WET PAVEMENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS ABEAM BRAVO TAXIWAY AND STILL ROLLING, WHEN THE TOWER CONTROLLER REQUESTED THE PILOT CLEAR THE RUNWAY ONTO BRAVO. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION, BUT INSTEAD QUICKLY APPLIED BRAKES TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC97LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA149), Sep 15, 1997: Maule M4-210 (N9804M), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt application of brakes during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9804M (4)

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

- [Incident 20100925047109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100925047109I), Sep 25, 2010: Maule BEE DEE M-4 (N9804M), Winner, SD, Minor damage. On 09/25/10 a Maule aircraft departed the creston, IA airport ( csq) destined to Winner, SD (icr). Approximately 1910 local the pilot touched down at icr. The…
- [Incident 20000425023189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000425023189I), Apr 25, 2000: Maule BEEDEEM4 (N9804M), Napaskiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot in command departed bethel airport on a first flight after the annual inspection and was attempting a landing at the Napaskiak Airport. Wind was…
- [Accident 19770519016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519016999A), May 19, 1977: Maule M4210 (N9804M), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760207015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207015159A), Feb 7, 1976: Maule M4210 (N9804M), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Breather clogged by ice. Oil seals blew out. Lnd in deep snow

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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