- Date
- April 20, 1982, 09:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wickenburg, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40625Maule M-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820420024089A
- Case key
- 73045
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Gear collapsed
Landing gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
During landing roll the left wing came up and the aircraft turned sharply to the right. The aircraft left the runway and came to rest in a gully.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40625
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2146-C
- Airframe hours
- 780
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Doug Jerry Henry
- Registered owner
- Doug Jerry Henry
- Departed
- Roll, AZ
- Destination
- Q38 · Dos Palos, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- E25 · Wickenburg, runway 23, 5,050 × 60 ft, asphalt
N40625Registration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Maule M-4-220CAirframe modelMaule M-4-220CEngine modelFranklin 6A-350SER
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 165 total · 90 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 6 knots
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N40625 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR11LA444Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShow Low, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB LAX92LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCoolidge, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the takeoff ground run due to inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions. A factor in this accident was the unfavorable wind reported by the pilot.