# Incident 20220602009289I: Maule M-4, Gladwin, MI, June 2, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2022, 18:15 local time
- Place: Gladwin, MI
- Airport: Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airpor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9706° N, 84.4750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLADWIN ZETTEL MEML (GDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9706&lon=-84.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12019 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220602009289I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 02, 2022 AT 18:15 LOCAL TIME, A MAULE M-4 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THAT IS CURRENTLY UNREGISTERED, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A SURRENDERED PILOT CERTIFICATE, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT THE GLADWIN ZETTEL MEMORIAL AIRPORT (GDW), GLADWIN, MICHIGAN. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE WHERE THE OFFICER STATES THE PILOT WAS CONFRONTATIONAL AND REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN HIS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH. THE INDIVIDUAL DID STATE TO THE OFFICER HE WAS NOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS ONLY TAXIING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. WITNESS STATEMENTS TO THE OFFICER CONTRADICT THE PILOTS STATING THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN FLIGHT AROUND THE AIRPORT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOW DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT PROP STRIKE.

A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, THE AIRPORT MANAGER CALLED THE FAA IIC STATING THEY (THE AIRPORT STAFF) HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE PAST DUE TO HIS NONCOMPLIANT BEHAVIOR AND COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR SAFETY OF HIMSELF, OTHER PILOTS, OR THE COMMUNITY. THE MANAGER STATED HE WAS MEETING WITH THE VILLAGE COUNSEL SHORTLY TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM THE AIRPORT PROPERTY PERMANENTLY.

AN FAA INSPECTOR DID INTERVIEW THE PILOT BY TELEPHONE, THE PILOT ADMITTED TO FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, BUT ?I HAD NO INTENTION OF FLYING, THE AIRCRAFT JUST STARTED TO FLY DURING A FAST TAXI.? THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE HAD A PASSENGER ONBOARD DURING THE INCIDENT FLIGHT.

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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