- Date
- March 3, 1973
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9865MMaule M4220C
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730303010549A
- Case key
- 173589
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1396 73/3/3 LAKELAND,FLA MAULE M4220C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 81 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N9865M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKELAND,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STUDENT PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLT IN THIS MAKE,MODEL ACFT.ENDORSED SOLO CESSNA 150 ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9865M
- Reported as
- Maule M4220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeland Muni
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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 N9865M · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW97LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnglewood, COfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.NTSB MIA73FKJ54Accident · No injuriesClosedTuskegee, ALNTSB MIA71FLD06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBrandon, FL