# Accident 20050820019989A: Maule M4210C, Ocracoke, NC, August 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2005
- Place: Ocracoke, NC
- Airport: Ocracoke Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1006° N, 75.9594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1006&lon=-75.9594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40624, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40624-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820019989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON PAVED 4000 FOOT RUNWAY WITH MODERATE CROSSWINDS. HE STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE UPWIND WING TOO MUCH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED INTO HIGH GRASS AND STRUCK A TREE STUMP. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ATL05CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA150), Aug 20, 2005: Maule M4-210C (N40624), OCRACOKE iSLAND, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N40624 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760326012859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326012859A), Mar 26, 1976: Maule M4220C (N40624), Pittsburg, KS, Destroyed. Tornado watch nr 50,possibility of tornados and svr tstms with large hail & dmgg winds thru area.

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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