# Accident 20110317003889A: Maule M-4-220C, Albuquerque, NM, March 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1453° N, 106.7953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1453&lon=-106.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4550R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4550R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110317003889A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2011, AT ABOUT 09:30 MT, A MAULE M-4-220C, N4550R, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, WAS GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

## 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 CEN11CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA233), Mar 17, 2011: Maule M-4-220C (N4550R), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N4550R (1)

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

- [Accident 19891015045749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015045749A), Oct 15, 1989: Maule M4220C (N4550R), Sterling, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control ground looped landing. Slipped over. Crosswind component exceeded.

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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