# Accident 20020504007809A: Maule M4210C, Reno, NV, May 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2002, 08:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6675° N, 119.8756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6675&lon=-119.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51460, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51460) (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 LAX02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020504007809A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 4, 2002, AT 0830 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE M-4-210, N51460, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT THE RENO/STEAD AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY DIAMAX, INC., UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR RENO, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED CALM AND THE PILOT BELIEVED A WHEEL BRAKE MAY HAVE LOCKED. (-23) AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT RENO/STEAD (4SD) AIRPORT, RENO, NV. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91.

## 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 LAX02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA145), May 4, 2002: Maule M-4-210C (N51460), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent activation of the parking brake and locking of the right brake. A contributing factor was the pilot's operation of the aircraft with a known malfunction of the right brake system.

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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