# Accident 20080305011529A: Maule M4220C, Jerome, ID, March 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jerome, ID
- Airport: Jerome County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7267° N, 114.4564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7267&lon=-114.4564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2039U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2039U) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,730 total, 1 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080305011529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE OFF, STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER AND AIRCRAFT STARTED DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE TURNED A FEW DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND STUDENT CORRECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON THE LEFT WING AND CONTINUED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK TAHT WAS JUST UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT WING, LANDING GEAR AND STRUCTURE AROUND THE AIRCRAFT FRAME WHERE THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHES.

## 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 SEA08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA086), Mar 5, 2008: Maule M-4 (N2039U), Jerome, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N2039U (2)

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

- [Incident 20070827017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070827017379I), Aug 27, 2007: Maule M4220C (N2039U), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing at twf on runway 25, the aircraft bounced and veered to the right and struck a runway sign, damaging the right main gear strut and left wing…
- [Incident 19891003053889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891003053889I), Oct 3, 1989: Maule M4220C (N2039U), Visalia, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing and ground looped.

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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