19980127001959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235 · Mesa, AZ · January 27, 1998

Date: January 27, 1998 · 08:30 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N44KG
Reported as: Maule M7235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540J1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total280 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N44KGRegistered now · Maule M-7-235S/N 4074C · Built 1989 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot cleared to land @ FFZ-R4 light turbulence on final. L/h crosswind (45DEGREE-50DEGREE). A/c made sudden turn into the wind after 400-500 rollout on landing. Right rudder correction ineffective and pilot used r/l brake to get a/c back onto runway heading. Tail section rose up, prop hit runway briefly (approx. 4" curl ea. Blade) then a/c control returned normal turn off @ taxiway. Taxied to ramp. Engine ran smoothly in spite of prop tips bent (curled).

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT CLEARED TO LAND @ FFZ-R4 LIGHT TURBULENCE ON FINAL. L/H CROSSWIND (45DEGREE-50DEGREE). A/C MADE SUDDEN TURN INTO THE WIND AFTER 400-500 ROLLOUT ON LANDING. RIGHT RUDDER CORRECTION INEFFECTIVE AND PILOT USED R/L BRAKE TO GET A/C BACK ONTO RUNWAY HEADING. TAIL SECTION ROSE UP, PROP HIT RUNWAY BRIEFLY (APPROX. 4" CURL EA. BLADE) THEN A/C CONTROL RETURNED NORMAL TURN OFF @ TAXIWAY. TAXIED TO RAMP. ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY IN SPITE OF PROP TIPS BENT (CURLED).