20090416004719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M5235C · Los Angeles, CA · April 16, 2009

Date: April 16, 2009 · 13:32 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Whiteman
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9219E
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA204
Reported as: Maule M5235C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,100 total0 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N9219ERegistered now · Maule M-6-235S/N 7140C · Built 1977 Airframe modelMaule M-6-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted was manipulating the flight controls while landing N9219E on runway 30 at Whiteman Airport when the aircraft bounced on the runway and went back in the air in a nose high attitude. The aircraft came back down on the runway and began to swerve to the left. The pilot attempted to keep the aircraft from swerving to the left. The aircraft swerved to the right out of control and began skidding on one of the main landing gear tires where it skidded into the dirt area between runway 30 and taxiway alpha. This caused the left wing tip to strike the ground. The left main gear collapsed and was bent toward the fuselage. The aircraft came to rest in the same dirt area and was facing in the opposite direction of runway 30. In accordance with FAA order 4040.9D, chapter 4, section 409, it is recommended that privacy data omitted complete a check flight coordinated by the national flight program and be given couseling by the fan nuys FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WHILE LANDING N9219E ON RUNWAY 30 AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY AND WENT BACK IN THE AIR IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM SWERVING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGAN SKIDDING ON ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WHERE IT SKIDDED INTO THE DIRT AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 30 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND WAS BENT TOWARD THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE SAME DIRT AREA AND WAS FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 30. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA ORDER 4040.9D, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 409, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMPLETE A CHECK FLIGHT COORDINATED BY THE NATIONAL FLIGHT PROGRAM AND BE GIVEN COUSELING BY THE FAN NUYS FSDO.

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 WPR09LA204Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Angeles, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Apr 16, 2009 · Substantial damage