- Date
- December 26, 1974
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51161Maule M4220C
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741226041409A
- Case key
- 142897
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3894 74/12/26 ANN ARBOR,MICH MAULE M4220C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 610 TIME - 2045 N51161 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANN ARBOR,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- FAILED TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE DURING ROLLOUT,R WHEEL STRUCK A SMALL SNOWDRIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51161
- Reported as
- Maule M4220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ann Arbor Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N51161 · 1
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