# Accident 20190530005429A: Maule M-4-210C, Fairbanks, AK, May 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Blair Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3600° N, 147.3600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3600&lon=-147.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9833M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9833M-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-210C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,130 total, 30 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190530005429A

## Narrative

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

AIRSTRIP 1500X50. USEABLE WHEEL AREA, 12 FT. WIDE, BRUSH 2-3 FT HIGH OUTSIDE OF WHEEL AREA.  AFTER CIRCLING AIRSTRIP 3 TIMES FOR RECON, PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON CLEAR WHEEL AREA, POSSIBLY FLOATED OFF CENTER AT TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AFTER TOUCH DOWN. PILOT NOTED LEFT WHEEL WAS LOCKED DUE TO BRUSH WRAPPED AROUND WHEEL.

## 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 GAA19CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA305), May 31, 2019: Maule M4 (N9833M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway centerline during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing with the left wheel off the runway, an impact with trees, and a nose-over.

## Other reports on N9833M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800709060229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709060229I), Jul 9, 1980: Maule M4210C (N9833M), Manley Hot Spri, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing on a dirt and gravel strip.

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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