# Incident 19980127001959I: Maule M7235, Mesa, AZ, January 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1998, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (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 O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 280 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980127001959I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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