# Accident 20110910020109A: Maule M-4-220C, Showlow, AZ, September 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2011, 07:51 local time
- Place: Showlow, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2653° N, 110.0056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2653&lon=-110.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40625, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40625-2012-09-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910020109A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT. THE AIRMAN APPLIED POWER AND LEVELED THE WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRMAN SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY ON BROKEN PLEXIGLASS.

## 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 WPR11LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA444), Sep 10, 2011: Maule M-4-220C (N40625), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N40625 (4)

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

- [Accident 19911108049989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108049989A), Nov 8, 1991: Maule M4220C (N40625), Coolidge, AZ, Substantial damage. Premature liftoff from dip in runway. Uncontrolled drift off runway due crosswind. Settled and struck a ditch.
- [Accident 19820420024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820420024089A), Apr 20, 1982: Maule M4 (N40625), Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway through brush into a ditch.
- [Incident 19810413025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413025559I), Apr 13, 1981: Maule M4 (N40625), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. Student pilot braked too hard on rollout, aircraft tipped up.
- [Incident 19810126020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126020339I), Jan 26, 1981: Maule M4220C (N40625), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. During rollout aircraft tipped up on wing tip due to crosswind and wake turbulence.

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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