# Incident 20180507004869I: Maule M-4-220C, Fields, OR, May 7, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2018, 12:43 local time
- Place: Fields, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2643° N, 118.6752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fields, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2643&lon=-118.6752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A&6V335 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507004869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING ON STATE OF OREGON HWY 205 SOUTH OF FIELDS OREGON TO STOP AND EAT LUNCH AT THE GAS STATION/CAFE. AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT, ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARDER THAN NORMAL CAUSING A BOUNCE.  WHILE ATTEMPTING CORRECTION, HE INDICATED THERE WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND WHICH PUSHED HIM TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A ROAD SIGN. THIS CAUSED FURTHER LOSS OF CONTROL DAMAGING THE LEFT GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N102MD (1)

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

- [Incident 20050815022009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050815022009I), Aug 15, 2005: Maule M4220C (N102MD), Elwood, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 15, 2005, pilot in command [privacy data omitted] was operating N102MD, a Maule M-4 aircraft, on a personal pleasure flight from day airport…

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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