# Incident 20091005050069I: Maule M-4-220C, Lockport, IL, October 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2009, 16:58 local time
- Place: Lockport, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5908° N, 88.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5908&lon=-88.0325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40650, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005050069I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/05/09 MAULE AIRCRAFT N40650 EXECUTED AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING IN LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO LOCKPORT POLICE REPORTS, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:58 THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON PRIME BLVD. WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT, PASSENGER, PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TACT WITH NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  AT THE TIME OF FAA NOTIFICATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORT, AND ENROUTE TO THE JOLIET REGIONAL AIRPORT (JOT) IN JOLIET, ILLINOIS. PRESENTLY UNDETERMINED WHO AUTHORIZED THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO (JOT) THE FOLLOWING DAY.  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HANGAR THE PILOT/OWNER STATED THAT ON 10/05/09 HE DEPARTED JOLIET AIRPORT ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  AT 16:45 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SPUTTERING, SMOKING AND LOOSING OIL.  THE ENGINE THEN FAILED AND HE INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHOOSING TO LAND ON A ROAD IN LOCKPORT, IL.

## Other reports on N40650 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731125040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731125040359A), Nov 25, 1973: Maule M4220C (N40650), Ft George, FL, Substantial damage. Nr 3 and 4 connecting rods bkn. Rolled off road due curve turned r avoid pole hit road edge.

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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