# Accident 19960824023779A: Maule M7235, Palmer, AK, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G7HC
- Location: 61.6205° N, 148.9796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6205&lon=-148.9796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260 (registry code 5460111, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023779A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRAVEL STRIP AND SUFFERED A ROCK CUT IN RIGHT MAIN TIRE, CAUSING A FLAT. BEFORE PILOT COULD COMPLETELY STOP THE AIRCRAFT, IT CONTACTED A SMALL TREE STUMP FORCING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE AND BACK. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WAS SUSTAINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA130), Aug 24, 1996: Maule M-7 (N897M), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

## Other reports on N897M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020819024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020819024619A), Aug 19, 2002: Maule M7235 (N897M), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 19, 2002, at approximately 0830, the pilot on a FAR part 135 flight with two passengers landed on an unimproved runway located at the right…

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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