# Accident 20010416008049A: Maule M4210C, Bonners Ferry, ID, April 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Airport: Boundary County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 48.7500° N, 116.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7500&lon=-116.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51463, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51463) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010416008049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND, AIRMAN RAISED THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE AND BEGAN WEATHERVANING LEFT INTO THE WIND.THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE GROUND MOMENTARLIY THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT YAW CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE MAIN WHEELS AS IT SWEREVED LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SOD DRAINAGE AREA.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE LOW.  THE PILOT MET THE FAA INSPECTORS WITH AN OPEN BEER IN HIS HAND.  THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT A SMALL PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER THAT WAS IN THE COCKPIT INTERFERRED WITH RUDDER CONTROLS.  JAMMING OF THE RUDDER CONTROLS WITH THE HEATER COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY INVESTIGATORS.  THE IDAHO STATE PATROL WAS SUMMONED TO ADMINISTER A BLOOD-ALCHOHOL CONTENT TEST (BREATHALIZER).  THE AIRMAN REGISTERED .170 ON THE BREATHALIZER.

## 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 SEA01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA072), Apr 16, 2001: Maule M-4-210C (N51463), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight inspection/preparation of the aircraft by the pilot and consequent foreign object fouling of the rudder control, rendering directional control impossible. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N51463 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810629048629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629048629I), Jun 29, 1981: Maule M4210C (N51463), Olympia, WA, Minor damage. Ground looped off runway on landing. Passenger may have inadvertently interfered with ruddr pedals.

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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