# Accident 20120809027169A: Maule M-4C, Lincoln, ME, August 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3619° N, 68.5342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3619&lon=-68.5342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9838M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9838M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4C (registry code 5460105, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 38 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120809027169A

## Narrative

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

FIRST PILOT INVITED SECOND PILOT TO ACCOMPANY HIM ON A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT AS SECOND PILOT HAD MORE EXPERIENCE IN MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT.

SECOND PILOT WAS CURRENT / QUALIFIED IN MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, FIRST PILOT ALLOWED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE   BACK INTO THE AIR.  PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT - AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA12CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA502), Aug 9, 2012: Maule M-4C (N9838M), Lincoln, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9838M (1)

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

- [Incident 20050723018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050723018109I), Jul 23, 2005: Maule M4C (N9838M), Charleston, ME, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that upon his fourth landing, he stated that he was too high, lowered nose, increased speed, landed long, applied brakes and as he was…

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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