Maule M-4-220C N4550R

Summary

On 17 March 2011 at about 15:26 local time, a Maule M-4-220C registered N4550R was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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

17 March 2011 at 15:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Double Eagle II Airport (AEG)

Coordinates

35.1453, -106.7953

Aircraft

Maule M-4-220C

Registration

N4550R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA233

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the tailwheel airplane began to "pitch left" during landing. The pilot made crosswind corrections and could not keep the wings level. The left wing touched the runway and the airplane continued forward and then yawed to the right. The pilot was unable to correct the yaw with rudder application and engine power and the airplane exited the runway. The airplane's left landing gear folded when it contacted the terrain off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing spar. The pilot indicated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.