- Date
- March 2, 1975
- Place
- Carabelle, FL · CARABELLE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40350Maule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750302020989A
- Case key
- 170726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2466 75/3/2 CARABELLE,FL MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1640 TIME - 1530 N40350 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARABELLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL CARABELLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AT TIME OF LNDG WIND BEGAN BLOWING STRONG AND APPEARED TO CHANGE DIRECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40350
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carabelle
FAA reports on this event · 1
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