# Incident 19990220015819I: Maule M6235, Spruce, MI, February 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1999, 18:19 local time
- Place: Spruce, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N414UT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414UT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990220015819I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON FEBRUARY 20, 1999 AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR SPRUCE, MI, A MAULE AIRCRAFT, M-6-325, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N414UT (1)

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

- [Incident 19870426026309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426026309I), Apr 26, 1987: Maule M6235 (N414UT), Springbrook, PA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to maintain directional control on rollout. Aircraft rolled down an embankment into shrubs.

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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