19991211035999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-4-220C · Monroe, GA · December 11, 1999

Date
December 11, 1999 · 14:25 local
Place
Monroe, GA
Airport
Monroe-Walton County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2033U
Reported as
Maule M4220C
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,127 total14 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Immediately after a three (3) point landing, aircraft veered abruptly to the right. The aircraft tipped over on its left main wheel. Pilot stated that he attempted to regain control of the aircraft, but the left wing tip contacted the runway and the aircraft departed the runway on about a 45 degree angle. The aircraft went down an embankment and encountered soft soil and nosed over. Prior to the aircraft nosing over the pilot stated that he shutdown the engine. The winds were estimated at 060-090 degrees at 3-5 knots, the runway was 03. On site inspection of the aircraft by airworthiness inspectors r.c. curtis and ben garrido found only minor damage to the wing and propeller. (See attached statement). privacy data omitted Winds not considered to be a factor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IMMEDIATELY AFTER A THREE (3) POINT LANDING, AIRCRAFT VEERED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS LEFT MAIN WHEEL. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND ENCOUNTERED SOFT SOIL AND NOSED OVER. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. THE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 060-090 DEGREES AT 3-5 KNOTS, THE RUNWAY WAS 03. ON SITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS R.C. CURTIS AND BEN GARRIDO FOUND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING AND PROPELLER. (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WINDS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

Other reports on N2033U · 3

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