# Accident 20090516047039A: Maule M-4-220C, Nenana, AK, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 16:40 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5417° N, 149.0711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5417&lon=-149.0711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2031U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2031U-2018-03-20) (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 M-4-220C
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516047039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 4L HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE LEFT GEAR, AND THE LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ANC09CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA044), May 17, 2009: Maule M-4-220C (N2031U), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.

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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