# Accident 20130601008419A: Maule M-4-220C, Fredericksburg, PA, June 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4428° N, 76.4414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4428&lon=-76.4414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40337, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40337-2018-03-23) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130601008419A

## Narrative

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

AN ATP RATED PILOT WITH 1 PASSENGER DEPARTED 9N7 AT 0825 LOCAL EDT IN VMC CONDITIONS. PILOT LEVELED OFF AIRCRAFT AT 2500 MSL AND BEGAN TO SET CRUISE POWER WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SHAKE, CABIN THEN FILLED WITH WHITE SMOKE. PILOT VENTED SMOKE FROM CABIN AND SHUT OFF FUEL TO ENGINE. PILOT PICKED OUT FIELD AND SET UP FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN SOYBEAN FIELD AT NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, PILOT VEERED AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY RIGHT TO ENTER A WHEAT FIELD. WHEAT BECAME TANGELED AROUND MAIN GEAR CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO IT'S BACK JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP. PILOT UNBUCKLED, CRAWLED TO REAR OF AIRCRAFT UNBUCKLED HIS PASSENGER AND THEY EXITED OUT SIDE WINDOW. PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR LACERATION ON FOREHEAD AND SHIN, PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA13LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA268), Jun 1, 2013: Maule M-4-220C (N40337), Fredericksburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder piston pin.

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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