# NTSB IAD00LA030: Maule M-4-220C, N2060U, Lincoln Park, NJ, March 31, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 31, 2000, 08:06 local (13:06 UTC) - Place: Lincoln Park, NJ - Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51173 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD00LA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51173/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA030 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain control during landing roll. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - object - aircraft parked/standing ## Analysis During a stop and go landing, the airplane ground looped, veered off to the right, and struck a parked airplane. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies. Winds at the time were from 070 degrees at 10, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot reported a total time of 170 hours; 78 hours in tail wheel airplanes, and 9 hours in make and model. He also reported that he had ground-looped the airplane 8 months prior to this accident. ## Factual narrative On March 31, 2000, at 0806 Eastern Standard Time, a Maule M-4-220C, N2060U, was substantially damaged during landing on Runway 01 at Lincoln Park Airport (N07), Lincoln Park, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot/owner was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the local flight conducted under 14 CFR 91. In a telephone interview with the pilot, he stated: "I took off at 0730 to practice stop and go landings. I had completed three landings and was executing the fourth landing when the accident occurred. On the fourth landing, I got caught in a cross wind and ground looped on the runway. I remembered landing on the asphalt runway when the airplane turned to the right. The airplane then departed the runway, and crossed the grass strip and taxiway on one wheel before colliding with the parked Cessna. I did not have control of the airplane and may have been caught in ground effect, which inhibited me from fully controlling the airplane." According to the Lincoln Park Police Department report, the Maule was observed on its nose with another airplane (Cessna 172) underneath it. The pilot told the police that he experienced a crosswind while attempting to land. The airplane touched down on the runway, then veered off the runway while still in the air striking the parked airplane. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors performed an on-site examination. According to the FAA inspectors, they found marks on the runway that correlated with the Maule's left wing tip and tail wheel. Both marks were found left of the runway centerline, and curved to the right (east) and stopped at the edge of the 40 foot wide runway. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, crossed a grass strip and taxiway and collided with the parked Cessna. The grass strip and taxiway were absent of ground scars. The FAA inspectors found no mechanical discrepancies with the Maule. The pilot purchased the airplane in April 1999. In a telephone interview, the pilot stated he had ground-looped the airplane during a flight in August 1999, which resulted in minor damage. Examination of FAA records revealed no previous accidents involving N2060U. However, according to FAA records, a form 337 for Major Repair and Alteration was filed on August 3, 1999. The work performed was described as removal of the right wing tip, outboard upper and lower wing skins and outboard trailing edge half rib due to damage in a ground loop. The winds reported at Morristown Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, 10 miles to the southwest, at 0745, were 360 degrees at 8 knots. According to the Lincoln Park Airport Manager, the wind sock at the time of the accident indicated winds at 300 degrees at 10 knots, with possible gusts to 15 knots. Examination of the pilot's logbook revealed he had a total of 170 flight hours, with 78 hours in tail wheel aircraft; 9 hours in make and model. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2060U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2060U-2002-06-03), registration cancelled 2002-06-03, S/N 2053C, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M-4-220C - Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Franklin 6A-350SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (registry code 27023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2053C - Engines: Franklin 6A-350 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Matthew E. Junge - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 28, 1999 - Departed: N07 - Airport: N07, Lincoln Park, runway 1, 2,942 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 170 total, 9 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 8 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MMU, 10 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 20000331043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000331043599A), Mar 31, 2000: Maule M4220C, Lincoln Park, NJ, Destroyed. (-23) While landing on runway one in a crosswind/lost control of the aircraft, veered to the right colliding with a parked CE-172 aircraft destroying both… 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.