# NTSB WPR11CA091: Maule M-4-180V, N799ZZ, Elko, NV, January 7, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 7, 2011, 11:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Elko, NV - Coordinates: 40.825, -115.791664 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7917&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 26, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 78123 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11CA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78123/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78123 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA091 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-4-180V, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460136), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-4-180V, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460136), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-4-180V, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460136), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was conducting his first solo landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. He performed a three-point landing and, as the airplane slowed, the nose veered to the left. He applied right rudder to correct and the airplane began to roll to the right. The right landing gear collapsed and the right wing contacted the runway surface. Postaccident examination of the airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron. ## Factual narrative The pilot submitted a written statement. He had accrued 13 hours of flight time in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, and was conducting his first solo landing in it. He performed a three point landing and as the airplane slowed, the nose veered to the left. He applied right rudder to correct, and the airplane began to roll to the right. The right landing gear collapsed and the right wing contacted the runway surface. Post accident examination of the airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical anomalies. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N799ZZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799ZZ), registered now, S/N 47001T, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-180V - Registry model: [Maule M-4-180V](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-180v) (registry code 5460136) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-C1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (registry code 41573, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 47001T - Airframe hours: 228 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-C1F 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Richard Testa - Registered owner: Richard Testa - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2010, 10 hours before - Departed: EKO, Elko, NV - Destination: EKO, Elko, NV - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: EKO, Elko Regional Airport, runway 23, 7,214 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 13, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 2,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KEKO ## 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 20110107000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110107000339A), Jan 7, 2011: Maule M-4-180V, Elko, NV, Substantial damage. On January 07, 2011, pilot had just initiated a full stall 3 point landing. As the aircraft started to slow the nose of the aircraft started a left turn and… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 27, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78123. 322 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 267 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342246&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342247&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF 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. 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