# Incident 20030521020539I: Maule M5210C, Custer, SD, May 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2003, 07:45 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Airport: Custer County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 23 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521020539I

## Narrative

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

(-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) AIRPORT. MR. FRANK WAS PRACTICING FOR A SECTION 44709 RE-EXAMINATION FLIGHT THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE FAA IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS RIDING ALONG WITH MR. FRANK TO OBSERVE HIS PROGRESS. DURING THE SECOND TAKE OFF ROLL, MR. FRANK LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTEDLY APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND "FROZE" ON THE CONTROLS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO OVER-RIDE THE PILOT'S INPUT ON THE RUDDER OR THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PICTURES AND A FOLLOW UP VISIT TO THE REPAIR STATION VERIFIED THE MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N901SP (2)

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

- [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…
- [Incident 20020914029829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020914029829I), Sep 14, 2002: Maule M5210C (N901SP), Custer, SD, Minor damage. (-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…

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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