# NTSB ATL05CA150: Maule M4-210C, N40624, OCRACOKE iSLAND, NC, August 20, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 20, 2005, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC) - Place: OCRACOKE iSLAND, NC - Coordinates: 35.100555, -75.959442 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1006&lon=-75.9594&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: GSO FSDO-5 - NTSB case key (mKey): 62294 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62294/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA150 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot was attempting to make a crosswind land on runway 06 at Ocracoke Island Airport. The airplane touchdown on the right main landing gear first, veered off the left side of the runway and collided with small trees. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed damage to the right main landing gear, propeller, and fuselage. No weather reporting facility is located on the field. Winds were estimated at 25 to 30 knots out of the west. Post-accident examination of the flight control surfaces revealed no mechanical failures. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane during flight. ## Factual narrative On August 20, 2005 at 1945 eastern daylight time, a Maule M4-210C, N40624, registered to and operated by a private owner, veered off the runway surface during landing roll and collided with trees at Ocracoke Island Airport, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. The flight was operated under provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan was not filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Wadeboro, North Carolina on August 20, 2005 at 1200. The pilot entered the traffic pattern for a series of touch and goes on runway 06 . During the approach to land, the pilot noticed a crosswind from the west and continued the approach. The airplane touched down on the right main landing gear first, veered to the left side of the runway and went 40 feet off of the runway, and collided with small trees. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed damage to the right main landing gear, propeller, and fuselage. No weather reporting facility is located on the field. Winds were estimated at 25 to 30 knots out of the west. Post-accident examination of the flight control surfaces revealed no mechanical failures. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane during flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N40624](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40624-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 2145C (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M4-210C - Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2145C - Engines: Continental IO-360-D 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James H. Bingman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: AFP, WADEBORO, NC - Destination: W95, OCRACOKE ISLAND, NC - Airport: W95, Ocracoke Island, runway 6, 2,999 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 230 total, 170 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: HSE, 18 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050820019989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820019989A), Aug 20, 2005: Maule M4210C, Ocracoke, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman attempted to land on paved 4000 foot runway with moderate crosswinds. He stated that he lowered the upwind wing too much and lost control of the… ## Other investigations on N40624 (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 MKC76AK050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK050), Mar 26, 1976: Maule M-4 (N40624), Pittsburg, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.