Maule M-4C N9838M

Summary

On 9 August 2012 at about 15:20 local time, a Maule M-4C registered N9838M, operated by Tardiff Richard A, was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Maine, 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

9 August 2012 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Regional (LRG)

Coordinates

45.3619, -68.5342

Aircraft

Maule M-4C

Registration

N9838M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tardiff Richard A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Lincoln

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA502

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

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The pilot was conducting takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern to familiarize himself with the tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot attempted to perform a "wheel landing" (touching down on the main landing gear only and gradually allowing the tailwheel to settle to the ground), and the airplane veered to the left during the landing roll. The pilot attempted to correct with aileron and rudder inputs; however, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, substantially damaging both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane, and stated that he had no prior flight experience in the accident airplane make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.