I was just talking to my daughter in Idaho and she told me about someone wrecking a maule at the Jerome airport last week. The rumor mill has it that he had ground looped the day before and then stood it on it's nose and wing on a take off attempt out of Jerome.

There go the insurance rates again,

Anybody know any more about it?

Shane

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2039U Make/Model: MK-7 Description: MAULE
Date: 03/05/2008 Time: 2107

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: JEROME State: ID Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26, JEROME, ID

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: UNK

OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: BOISE, ID (NM11) Entry date: 03/06/2008



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FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results


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N2039U is Assigned

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 2034C Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name MAULE Certificate Issue Date 01/23/2008
Model M-4-220C Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 50320316
MFR Year 1969 Fractional Owner NO


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Registered Owner

Name
Street
City JEROME State IDAHO Zip Code 83338-5185
County JEROME
Country UNITED STATES


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Airworthiness



Engine Manufacturer FRANKLIN Classification Standard
Engine Model 6V 350 SERIES Category Normal

A/W Date 11/14/1969


This is the most current Airworthiness Certificate data, however, it may not reflect the current aircraft configuration. For that information, see the aircraft record. A copy can be obtained at Http://162.58.35.241/e.gov/ND/airrecordsND.asp

Looks like he only owned it a few weeks. I wish these new guys would get some help.

While it is public information do you think that putting some persons name and address on a BB is a nice or neighborly thing to do?

If it was you would you like it if others did?

Just my 0.02.

The rest, well it is public information.

I keep getting upset that with my N number you can get all of that info, but if you tried doing that with an automobile tag number, you can't. I don't think it should be public info and don't understand how the public is served by releasing it.

That is the nice thing about the small numbers that are a different shade of blue.

Tim

qmdv wrote:That is the nice thing about the small numbers that are a different shade of blue.

Tim

And why I will keep the little numbers on my 140 when I repaint it. I see the big numbers all of the time and don't understand why. If I ever get the itch to take it out of country, removeable vinyl numbers are cheap.

I believe this was a student pilot with an instructor in the back seat.

jdkenyon wrote:I believe this was a student pilot with an instructor in the back seat.

Don't laugh,that is exactly how i got my first maule ride.I bought the maule,the owner sat in the co pilot seat and an instructor in the back.He watched me run the prop for 5 minutes and signed my high performance endorsement.He never flew a tailwheel so would not sit up front.Did not need tail wheel endorsement then.That was my only tail wheel ride with an instructor.I was very rough,but got her home to maine from washington state.Learned alot on that flight home.Was real scared at times in 20 knot winds.Not the smartest thing to do,but sure learned to fly a tailwheel in a hurry.Oh to be young and so smart again.This gettin older and dumber ain't what it's cracked up to be.Now they make a big deal out of this tailwheel endorsement,heck most pilots do not even thinki they are safe airplanes.To think i learned on my own.