# Incident 19960225005309I: Maule M7235, Lawton, OK, February 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1996, 17:23 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Airport: Lawton Municipal
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61399) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960225005309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF. THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER, AND HE FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON THE GRASS AT THE AIRPORT PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE COTTER PIN AND NUT THAT HELD THE TAIL WHEEL ON CAME OFF. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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