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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-4-210C · Gainesville, FL · September 10, 2004

Date: September 10, 2004 · 11:10 local
Place: Gainesville, FL
Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N270JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04CA182
Reported as: Maule M4210C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total80 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N270JMRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Maule M-4-210CS/N 1091C · Built 1973 Airframe modelMaule M-4-210C Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 10, 2004 U.S. Civil registered aircraft (N27JM) a Maule M-4-210C landed at the Gainesville Regional Airport, Florida on runway 6 at 11:10 local time. After touchdown, the aircraft flipped over, tail over nose, coming to rest upside-down. There were no injuries to either occupant. Pilot stated that the passenger, whom he was giving a familiarization flight to, was not familiar with the landing characteristics of a conventional landing gear aircraft. The passenger depressed the brakes upon touchdown causing the aircraft to flip over, leading to the loss of control, and the subsequent accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 U.S. CIVIL REGISTERED AIRCRAFT (N27JM) A MAULE M-4-210C LANDED AT THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA ON RUNWAY 6 AT 11:10 LOCAL TIME. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, TAIL OVER NOSE, COMING TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER, WHOM HE WAS GIVING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT TO, WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDING CHARACTERISTICS OF A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES UPON TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, LEADING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL, AND THE SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04CA182Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGainesville, FLThe pilot-rated passenger's inadvertent interference with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosed over.Sep 10, 2004 · Substantial damage