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NYC87LA182

1987-06-20 · WELLSVILLE, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ELZ

Current FAA registration · N40354

Make / Model
MAULE M-4-220C
Year of manufacture
1972 · 15 years old at event
Engine
FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES (235 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4BAEA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHIMMY UPON T/D AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A GO-AROUND AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION ON THE SECOND T/D. ON THE THIRD T/D, THE PILOT LANDED BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT UNTIL IT HAD SLOWED TO 10-15 MPH. IT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, DIPPING ITS LEFT WING AND COLLAPSING THE LEFT GEAR. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY SUPPORTED BY THE WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THE TAIL WHEEL. EXAM OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE TENSION SPRINGS WERE NOT CONNECTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA182.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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