# Incident 20040212008559I: Maule M4, Honesdale, PA, February 12, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY RIDGE (N30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4717T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4717T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040212008559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT. THEY MADE 6 TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON ANOTHER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF TO AVOID TREES AND A SWAMP OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A SNOW BANK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND FLIP ONTO IT'S BACK. BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, TAIL AND WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## Other reports on N4717T (1)

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

- [Incident 20051222033549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051222033549I), Dec 22, 2005: Maule M4 (N4717T), Devils Lake, ND, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that his engine lost power following the application of carburetor heat during landing on runway 31 at the Devils Lake, ND municipal…

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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