# Accident 20210602007529A: Maule M-4, Cascade, ID, June 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2021, 10:05 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Mahoney Creek Usfs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7446° N, 114.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7446&lon=-114.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4718T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4718T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 612 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210602007529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDICATED HE LANDED AT MAHONEY CREEK AIR STRIP WITHOUT MISHAP, ON RUNWAY 04 AND TAXIED BACK TAKING PICTURES.

WHEN REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE ACCIDENTLY TAXIED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN INTO THE APPROXIMATE 8-FT DITCH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON.

## 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 WPR21LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA229), Jun 2, 2021: Maule M-4 (N4718T), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a ditch, which resulted in impact with terrain.

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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