Maule M4-210C N270JM

Summary

On 10 September 2004 at about 15:10 local time, a Maule M4-210C registered N270JM was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Florida, 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

10 September 2004 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV)

Coordinates

29.6900, -82.2717

Aircraft

Maule M4-210C

Registration

N270JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainesville → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04CA182

Nobody was injured.

The pilot-rated passenger's inadvertent interference with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosed over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing takeoffs and landings that morning at Gainesville Regional Airport. The pilot was in the left seat and the pilot-rated passenger was following along on the controls from the right seat. The airplane made a normal approach to land on runway 06. According to the pilot, during the landing rollout the pilot-rated passenger inadvertently applied both wheel brakes and the airplane nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. Examination of the wreckage revealed damage to the propeller, engine mounts, cowling, right wing, left wing tip, vertical fin, rudder and windshield.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.