# NTSB ERA10CA126: Maule M-4-220C, N40668, Westmoreland, TN, January 30, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 30, 2010, 13:50 local (19:50 UTC) - Place: Westmoreland, TN - Coordinates: 36.588333, -86.168609 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5883&lon=-86.1686&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 28, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA Nashville FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75323 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75323/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75323 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA126 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a snow drift. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis Upon arrival at his destination, the pilot entered right traffic to runway 19. The runway was covered with snow and snow drifts. He completed the before-landing checks and landed on the runway. During the landing rollout the left main landing gear collided with a snow drift. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in structural damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot and one passenger exited the airplane unassisted and without injury. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated he departed Lafayette, Tennessee, flying visual flight rules to a private airstrip in Westmoreland, Tennessee. Upon arrival at Westmoreland, he entered right traffic to runway 19. The runway was covered with snow and snow drifts. He completed the before landing checks and landed on the runway. During landing roll out, he failed to maintain a visual look out and the left main landing gear collided with a snow drift. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in structural damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot and one passenger exited the airplane unassisted and without injury. The pilot stated there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: N40668 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2175C - Airframe hours: 1888 - Engines: FRANKLIN 6A350C1R 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Carl W. Rose - Registered owner: Rose Wfc Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 7, 2009, 68 hours before - Departed: 3M7, Lafayette, TN - Destination: Westmoreland, TN - Airport: NONE, Private Strip, runway 19, 1,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 7, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 10,634 total, 164 in this make and model, 10,226 as pilot in command, 41 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 9 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: BWG, 22 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100130026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100130026759A), Jan 30, 2010: Maule M-4-220C, Westmoreland, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot appreared to have underestimated the depth of the accumlated snow (variable to approximately eight inches) and its effect on taxing a conventional gear… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 12, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75323. 428 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 300 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324865&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 Front view of airplane at rest. Photo FAA. (item 2, .PDF, 55 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324826&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20Front%20view%20of%20airplane%20at%20rest.%20Photo%20FAA.-Master.PDF - Photo 2 Left side side view of airplane at rest inverted. Photo FAA (item 3, .PDF, 74 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324827&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20Left%20side%20side%20view%20of%20airplane%20at%20rest%20inverted.%20Photo%20FAA-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.