- Date
- May 10, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Winner, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40352Maule M-4-220C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840510016839A
- Case key
- 16377
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Analysis
The plt reported that a gust of wind was encountered during the landing roll. The acft swerved to the right & left rudder did not correct the situation. The acft left the rwy & collided with a ditch. The plt said that he examined the tailwheel after the accident & found it 'unduly stiff.' He thought this made control of the tailwheel 'weak to non-existent.' He did not mention any previous problems with the tailwheel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40352
- Reported as
- Maule M-4-220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2130C
- Airframe hours
- 450
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Linkous
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- ECS · Newcastle, WY
- Airport
- S039 · Bob Wiley, runway 31, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,263 total · 12 in this make and model · 1,125 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N40352 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.