# NTSB FTW96LA340: Maule M-4-210C, N9862M, Hudson, CO, August 10, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 10, 1996, 10:47 local (16:47 UTC) - Place: Hudson, CO - Coordinates: 40.069961, -104.639869 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0700&lon=-104.6399&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 11, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19939 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA340 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19939/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA340 ## Probable cause the pilot's delay in initiating a go-around and failure to attain sufficient airspeed to clear obstructions at the departure end of the runway, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, and the high obstruction (power lines). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor) - maneuver to avoid obstructions - performed, pilot in command - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The pilot made a landing approach to runway 9. He said the wind was variable and less than 10 knots. He selected one notch of flaps (15 degrees), and when he flared for landing, the airplane 'floated.' Because of the short runway, he decided to make a go-around. The pilot said he waited too long to make this decision. As the airplane climbed over power lines near the end of the runway, it stalled, the left wing dropped, and the airplane collided with terrain. ## Factual narrative On August 10, 1996, at 1047 mountain daylight time, a Maule M-4-210C, N9862M, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Hudson, Colorado. The private pilot and a passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated approximately 0950. The following is based on the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, and a telephone conversation with the pilot. The pilot said he had originally planned to land on runway 33, but when he saw four airplanes taxiing to runway 15 for takeoff, he elected to land on runway 9. He said the winds were light and variable. He selected one notch of flaps (15 degrees) and when he flared for landing, the airplane "floated." Because of the short runway, he decided to make a go around but, by his own admission, waited too long before taking corrective action. As the airplane climbed over power lines near the end of the runway, it stalled, the left wing dropped, and the airplane collided with terrain. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9862M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9862M-2018-06-04), registration cancelled 2018-06-04, S/N 1041C, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M-4-210C - Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1041C - Airframe hours: 1669 - Engines: Continental IO-360-A 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Gerald E. Coe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, December 27, 1995, 93 hours before - Departed: GXY, GREELEY, CO - Destination: 18V, CO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 293 total, 104 in this make and model, 247 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F ## 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 19960810022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022299A), Aug 10, 1996: Maule M4210C, Hudson, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled on takeoff and crashed. ## Other investigations on N9862M (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA71DYG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYG58), Jun 14, 1971: Maule M-4 (N9862M), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage 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.