Maule M-4-210C N51460
4 May 2002 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 2002 at about 16:00 local time, a Maule M-4-210C registered N51460 was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno/Stead (4SD)
- Coordinates
- 39.6675, -119.8756
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4-210C
- Registration
- N51460
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The inadvertent activation of the parking brake and locking of the right brake. A contributing factor was the pilot's operation of the aircraft with a known malfunction of the right brake system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he applied the brakes shortly after takeoff to stop the wheels from rotating and upon landing, the right brake was locked or dragging and the airplane ground looped. The surface wind was reported calm. According to the FAA inspector who examined the airplane after it had been moved to a hangear, the pilot stated that during taxi, on several occasions, when the brakes were applied the right brake would stick and the problem was the parking brake clip on top of the right master cylinder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2002 | Maule M-4-210 | Creede, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Maule M-4 | Kobuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Maule M-4-210 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2001 | Maule M-4-210C | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Maule M-4-220C | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2000 | Maule M-4-210C | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2002 | Cessna 182P | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Skydive Las Vegas | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Denio, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2002 | Mueller SKYRAIDER 1 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Bell 206L-1 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Robinson R-22 BETA | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2002 | Piper PA-22-135 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |