# Accident 20140617012139A: Maule M-4-220C, Cherryville, NC, June 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cherryville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4528° N, 81.4589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4528&lon=-81.4589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535TJ-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140617012139A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/17/14 AT 1230 EST, N535TJ, A MAULE M-4-220C, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  PILOT WAS RETURNING TO ORIGINAL DEPARTURE POINT AFTER FUEL STOP AT EHO AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSY FAILED.  BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS CONTACTED THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES, 8 GROUND SCARS WERE EVIDENT.  AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST APPOX 25' FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP APPROX 325 FT FROM POINT OF TOUCHDOWN.  AIRCRAFT SLID ON BELLY FOR APPROX. 77 FEET.

## 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 ERA14LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA295), Jun 17, 2014: Maule M4-220C (N535TJ), Cherryville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.

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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