ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286757
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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 2009 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-4-220C |
| Owner/operator: | Osky Deuce LLC |
| Registration: | N11EN |
| MSN: | 2037C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2337 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6A-350SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abernathy, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Slaton Muncipal, TX (F49) |
| Abernathy, TX (F83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot with one passenger on-board the airplane was practicing landings to familiarize the passenger with the airplane. During one of the landings, the airplane landed "firm." After noticing added noise in the cabin and the "seats being jarred†they taxied back to the hangar. The pilot reported that a fuselage tube had failed due to a "pre-existing weakened condition." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector who examined the airplane reported that the fuselage tube displayed evidence of corrosion.
Probable Cause: The failure of the fuselage's tube structure due to corrosion during a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA521
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 15:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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