Maule M-4-220C N40668

Summary

On 30 January 2010 at about 19:50 local time, a Maule M-4-220C registered N40668, operated by Carl W. Rose, was involved in an accident near Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 January 2010 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip (NONE)

Coordinates

36.5883, -86.1686

Aircraft

Maule M-4-220C

Registration

N40668

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carl W. Rose

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lafayette → Westmoreland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA126

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a snow drift.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon arrival at his destination, the pilot entered right traffic to runway 19. The runway was covered with snow and snow drifts. He completed the before-landing checks and landed on the runway. During the landing rollout the left main landing gear collided with a snow drift. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in structural damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot and one passenger exited the airplane unassisted and without injury. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.