# Accident 19990215001369A: Maule M4220C, Prescott, AZ, February 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1999, 10:45 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6209° N, 112.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6209&lon=-112.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2077U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2077U) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215001369A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 15, 1999, AT 1045 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-4-220C, N2077U, GROUND LOOPED, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD AT 0933 ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE SCOTTSDALE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. IN A STATEMENT TO THE INSPECTOR, THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED HE WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL FLIGHT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AND TAKE A FRIEND FOR A RIDE. UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT MADE A THREE-WHEEL LANDING AND ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. HE INITIALLY RECOVERED,    AND THEN ENCOUNTERED A SECOND GUST OF WIND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT ON JANUARY 9, 1999, AND A HIGH-PERMANCE ENDORSEMENT EARLIER IN THE MORNING JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS LOGGED IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. (-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING LOCAL FLIGHT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AND TAKE FRIEND FOR RIDE. ON LANDING PILOT MADE A THREE WHEEL LANDING. JUST AFTER LANDING A GUST CAUGHT THE PLANE AND PILOT INITIALLY RECOVERED. AFTER INITIAL RECOVERY A SECOND GUST HIT THE PLANE AND PILOT LOST CONTROL. A/C GROUND LOOPED OFF OF RUNWAY AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 LAX99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA133), Feb 15, 1999: Maule M-4-220C (N2077U), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, which led to a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N2077U (2)

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

- [Incident 19910630035239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630035239I), Jun 30, 1991: Maule M4220 (N2077U), Yellow Pine, ID, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found right upper landing gear oleo strut. Attach bolt broken.
- [Accident 19740216005379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740216005379A), Feb 16, 1974: Maule M4220C (N2077U), Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Plt rptd enctrd wind gust drg ldg roll.

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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