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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 2024 |
| Time: | 13:02 |
| Type: |  Maule M-4-210C Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9849M |
| MSN: | 1032C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scappoose Airport (SPB/KSPB), Scappoose, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Scappoose Industrial Airpark, OR (KSPB) |
| Scappoose Industrial Airpark, OR (KSPB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that shortly after touching down in the tail wheel equipped airplane, as the tail was settling the airplane encountered a gust of wind from the right. The right wing lifted and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions that contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control after an encounter with a wind gust.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194924
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2024 13:25 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Mar-2025 20:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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