- Date
- October 31, 1992, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pickens, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9861MMaule M4-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921031044419A
- Case key
- 8701
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow normal before takeoff procedures which included placing the propeller lever in the high RPM low pitch position. The pilot also delayed in aborting the takeoff attempt and applied hard braking which resulted in a nose over.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot had completed three landings and was attempting a takeoff when the engine failed to develop takeoff power. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff about 3300 feet into the takeoff roll. As the pilot applied braking, the airplane nosed over. After the accident, the pilot noticed that the propeller control lever was in the mid range position. According to the aircraft checklist, the pilot is instructed to place the propeller control lever in the full forward position before takeoff. No mechanical problems were reported by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9861M
- Reported as
- Maule M4-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1058C
- Airframe hours
- 1,815
- Engine
- Continental IO-360D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Abbott, David W.
- Registered owner
- Abbott, David W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1992 · 101 hours before
- Departed
- LQK
- Destination
- LQK
- Airport
- LQK · Pickens County, runway 23, 5,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 232 total · 29 in this make and model · 154 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSP, 30 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.
Other investigations on N9861M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.