# Accident 20160213007009A: Maule M-4-220C, Anchorage, AK, February 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2016, 12:10 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2136° N, 149.8447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2136&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2032U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2032U) (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 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213007009A

## Narrative

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

02/13/2016 12:10 AKST  ANCHORAGE, AK (MRI)  MAULE M-4-220C, N2032U, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 25 AND STRUCK THE LEFT HAND TAXIWAY J SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 25 AND TAXIWAY J. MRI ATC CONTACTED N2032U INFORMED THEM THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED THE SIGN AND ASKED IF THEY REQUIRED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE PIC FOR N2032U REPORTED TO ATC HE FELT A BUMP AND THOUGHT HE HIT A SNOW BANK. HE HAD LOOKED OUT THE AIRCRAFT WINDOW AND DIDNT SEE ANY DAMAGE. THE PIC OPTED TO CONTINUE ON HIS FLIGHT.

THE CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY J SIGN DESTROYED THE SIGN AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR OF MAULE N2032U. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT SWAN LAKE FLYIN THEY FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR LEADING EDGE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE SWAN LAKE FLY-IN WAS HELD AT SWAN LAKE, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTE FLIGHT SOUTH OF MRI AT  6036'53.88"N, 14950'37.18"W, APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES SOUTH AT A HEADING OF 359 DEGREES.

THE PIC AND THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED UNTIL THEY LANDED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 GAA16CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA141), Feb 13, 2016: Maule M 4 (N2032U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent rudder input by the passenger, resulting in a runway excursion during takeoff and collision with a taxiway sign.

## Other reports on N2032U (1)

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

- [Accident 19730205002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730205002219A), Feb 5, 1973: Maule M4220C (N2032U), Santee, CA, Substantial damage. PIC in rt seat,brakes avail left seat only.

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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