- Date
- January 15, 1983, 11:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Brainerd, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2062UMaule M4-180C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830115000919A
- Case key
- 12068
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft experienced power failure during slow descent to enter traffic pattern after a test hop. A landing was accomplished in an open snow covered field. During the roll-out in the 18 inch deep snow the aircraft nosed over. Preliminary examination of the air filter, fuel pressure, engine rotation showed no faults. Fuel was present in the carburetor. 20 gallons of fuel in left tank and 10 gallons in right tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2062U
- Reported as
- Maule M4-180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5460132
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- William J. Sewell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 3, 1983 · 2 hours before
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,952 total · 1 in this make and model · 2,675 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 9 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN, 47 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 N2062U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.