- Date
- July 24, 1984, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40692Maule M-4-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840724034609A
- Case key
- 24354
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt observed the wind sock indicating a wind from the west at about 15 KTS. He entered the traffic pattern & landed on rwy 19. After touchdown, the acft encountered a gust of wind, ground looped & went off the right side of the rwy, collapsing the left main gear. The plt estimated that the wind was gusting to aprx 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40692
- Reported as
- Maule M-4-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1088C
- Airframe hours
- 1,340
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James H Weathers
- Registered owner
- Faye E. Bill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 5, 1984
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Destination
- O70 · Jackson, CA
- Airport
- 070 · Westover Fld. Amador Co., runway 19, 3,400 × 60 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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