# NTSB NYC73FIA03: Maule M4220C, N2053U, Winchester, VA, July 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1972
- Place: Winchester, VA · WINCHESTER, VA
- Location: 39.1739° N, 78.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1739&lon=-78.1764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3219  72/7/11    WINCHESTER,VA       MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N2053U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINCHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINCHESTER,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2053U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2053U-2017-10-27), registration cancelled 2017-10-27, S/N 2045C, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 220](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-220) (registry code 27041, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winchester

## Other investigations on N2053U (2)

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.

- [NTSB DCA88WA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88WA057), Apr 25, 1988: Maule M4 (N2053U), Watson Lake, Canada, incident, no damage
- [NTSB OAK77DVD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD49), Aug 14, 1977: Maule M4-220 (N2053U), Hayward, CA, substantial damage

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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