# Incident 19960824027629I: Maule M7235, Millersburg, PA, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Millersburg, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5432° N, 76.9529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5432&lon=-76.9529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1006V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1006V-2001-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824027629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 24, 1996, AT 1500 HOURS A MAULE M7, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1006V, REGISTERED TO PETER DESOTO, ELIZABETHVILLE, PA EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE WHILE LANDING AT MILLERSBURG. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MILLERSBURG (LUNT) ON AUGUST 24, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 AM. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 WITH A 12 KT CROSSWIND. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO HARD AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED ENOUGH TO STRIKE THE PROPELLER IN THE GROUND BENDING ONE BLADE APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED 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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