# NTSB WPR25LA196: Maule M-4-220C, N2051U, Pendleton, OR, June 24, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 24, 2025, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC) - Place: Pendleton, OR · on airport - Coordinates: 45.6721, -118.7886 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6721&lon=-118.7886&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: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 200439 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200439/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200439 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA196 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in gusting crosswind conditions. ## 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-4-220C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460114), [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-4-220C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-4-220C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/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: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Maule M-4-220C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-4-220C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Maule M-4-220C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Maule M-4-220C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Maule M-4-220C, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=5460114), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing flare, the airplane experienced a wind gust and dropped to the runway. The airplane bounced, then subsequently bounded two more times before settling on the runway. During the landing roll, a wind gust from the right pushed the airplane to the left. The pilot applied aileron and rudder correction, however, the airplane continued toward the left and subsequently exited the runway. During the runway excursion, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 26 with the wind from 200° at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2051U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2051U), registered now, S/N 2046C, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C - Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2046C - Year built: 1970 - Airframe hours: 3280.5 - Engines: Franklin 6H-350-C1 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 14, 2025, 35.89 hours before - Departed: 4S2, Hood River, OR - Destination: 68D, Enterprise, OR - Airport: PDT, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendelton, runway 26, 6,301 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 29, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 269 total, 67.5 in this make and model, 214.7 as pilot in command, 7.8 in the last 90 days, 2.4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: KPDT - METAR: METAR KPDT 242153Z 13003KT 10SM CLR 34/01 A2988 ## 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 20250624008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624008899A), Jun 24, 2025: Maule M-4-220C, Pendleton, OR, Substantial damage. ASOS reporting winds were at 170 at 8 gusting to 18. As stated by the pilot on downwind the tower cleared me to land on runway 26 and reported winds at 200 at… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200439. 7.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 20 pages, 7.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18985738&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%206120_flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 117 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19006263&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.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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