# Accident 20050804031439A: Maule M4220C, Tucson, AZ, August 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0902° N, 111.0797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0902&lon=-111.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2020U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2020U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804031439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING ROLL OUT APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 500 FEET AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT "BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT." AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE GEAR BOX AREA AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 LAX05CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA260), Aug 4, 2005: Maule M-4-220C (N2020U), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N2020U (1)

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

- [Incident 19930825036769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825036769I), Aug 25, 1993: Maule M4220C (N2020U), Martinicus Isla, VT, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Struck a rut off runway.

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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