CHI69D0610

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Columbus, OH · April 21, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1969
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4704TMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189455

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1123  69/4/21    COLUMBUS,OHIO       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 345
        TIME - 1421                    N4704T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 318 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY. SEVERAL AFLDS IN AREA WITH RWYS INTO WIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N4704T
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
So.Columbus

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