# Incident 20020914029829I: Maule M5210C, Custer, SD, September 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Airport: Custer County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7337° N, 103.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUSTER COUNTY (CUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7337&lon=-103.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 23 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020914029829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT JAMES FRANK GROUND LOOPED N901SP A MAULE M-5-210C AIRCRAFT AT CUSTER, SD (CUT) RUNWAY 26 DURING LANDING SEQUENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT MAIN GEAR FAIRING AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

## Other reports on N901SP (2)

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

- [Incident 20030521020539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521020539I), May 21, 2003: Maule M5210C (N901SP), Custer, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On 5/21/2003, at approximately 0745 local, Mr. Frank was practicing touch and go pattern work with his tailwheel aircraft at the Custer, SD (cut)…
- [Incident 20021121035549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021121035549I), Nov 21, 2002: Maule M5210C (N901SP), Custer, SD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot ground looped during takeoff. After rolling about 100 feet, airplane made hard left turn and ended up in grass adjacent to runway. Damage to right…

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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