# NTSB MIA84LA103: Maule M4-220, N40330, Boca Raton, FL, March 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31093/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA103

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH & GO'S HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40330](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40330), registered now, S/N 2105C, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-220
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2105C
- Airframe hours: 830
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A-350-C1 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joseph Paskoski
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 6, 1983, 20 hours before
- Airport: BCT, Boca Raton, runway 4, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 108 total, 22 in this make and model, 78 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19840310008939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840310008939A), Mar 10, 1984: Maule M4220, Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft and collided with terrain during touch and go landing.

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.

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