# Accident 20100101025609A: Maule M-4-220C, Pearsall, TX, January 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2010, 19:40 local time
- Place: Pearsall, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8647° N, 99.1231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8647&lon=-99.1231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2028U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2028U) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 25 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100101025609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT FIND CRYSTAL CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR BEACON. PILOT HEADED TO PEARSALL AIRPORT. PILOT RAN AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON FARM ROAD WHERE THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN10CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA087), Jan 2, 2010: Maule M-4-220C (N2028U), Pearsall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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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