# Accident 20100130026759A: Maule M-4-220C, Westmoreland, TN, January 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2010, 13:50 local time
- Place: Westmoreland, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5883° N, 86.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5883&lon=-86.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40668 (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 160 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100130026759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPREARED TO HAVE UNDERESTIMATED THE DEPTH OF THE ACCUMLATED SNOW (VARIABLE TO APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES) AND ITS EFFECT ON TAXING A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT.  DURING LANDING ROLL OUT/TAXI AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS THE PILOT LOST LONGITUDIAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL COMING TO REST COMPLETELY INVERTED.

## 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 ERA10CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA126), Jan 30, 2010: Maule M-4-220C (N40668), Westmoreland, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a snow drift.

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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