# Accident 20250624008899A: Maule M-4-220C, Pendleton, OR, June 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2025, 13:41 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendlet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6721° N, 118.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6721&lon=-118.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2051U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2051U) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 67 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624008899A

## Narrative

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

ASOS REPORTING WINDS WERE AT 170 AT 8 GUSTING TO 18. AS STATED BY THE PILOT ON DOWNWIND THE TOWER CLEARED ME TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 AND REPORTED WINDS AT 200 AT 6.  THE PILOT CAME IN ON A STABLE APPROACH WITH A LITTLE EXTRA SPEED (~75MPH) DUE TO BEING HEAVY WEIGHT AND HAVING GUSTY WINDS.  THE PLANE HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF UNEXPECTED FLOAT, THEN THE PILOT BEGAN THE FLARE AND ENDED UP SLIGHTLY HIGH.  THE PILOT SLOWLY BLED OFF THE SPEED AND DESCENDED TOWARD THE RUNWAY.  THERE WAS A GUST/LULL THAT CAUSED ME TO DROP THE LAST 12” OR SO ON THE RUNWAY.  THAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO BOUNCE SLIGHTLY, BUT WELL WITHIN WHAT THE PILOT NORMALLY WOULD ROLL OUT OF WITHOUT A GO-AROUND.  ON THE SECOND IMPACT IT BOUNCED AGAIN, WITH SLIGHTLY LESS AMPLITUDE.  IT HAPPENED AGAIN BEFORE SETTLING DOWN.  POWER WAS OFF AND THE YOKE ALL THE WAY BACK,  THAT IS WHEN A STRONG GUST HIT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND PUSHED THE PLANE TO THE LEFT.  IT WAS VIOLENT AND UNEXPECTED.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE UPWIND WING DOWN BUT WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE TURNING TENDENCY WITH THE RUDDER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL OVER 30MPH AT THAT POINT.  WITH THE PLANE HEADING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, A GO-AROUND WAS NOT AN OPTION ANYMORE AND THE ATTEMPTS TO RECENTER THE PLANE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS THE TAILWHEEL HAD COME AROUND TOO FAR AND HAD LOST RUDDER AUTHORITY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY JUST BEFORE TAXIWAY G INTO THE GRAVEL AND THE PLANE TURNED SIDEWAYS WITH THE NOSE FACING EAST.  IT APPEARED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO GENTLY COME TO A STOP, BUT AS WE WERE NEARLY STOPPED (<5MPH), THE RIGHT GEAR BUCKLED AND COLLAPSED. CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA196), Jun 24, 2025: Maule M-4-220C (N2051U), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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