# Incident 19980825031219I: Maule MXT-7-180A, Monroe, NC, August 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Bundy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197TW-2009-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825031219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS REPOSTIONING AIRCRAFT FROM CHARLOTTE DOUGHLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT. ENROUTE THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO PRACTICE A LANIDNG AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE AIRFIELD GOES BY THE NAME OF BUNDY FIELD AND IS A 2900 FOOT LONG SOD RUNWAY. ALIGNED SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. THE PILOT MADE THE APPROACH TO THE NORTHWEST AND DOWNWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MORE THAN HALF WAY DOWN THE 2900 FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT BRING IT TO A STOP PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY END, IN THE PROCESS IT WENT THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, CROSSED A ROAD, AND CAME TO A STOP IN A CORNFIELD. PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N197TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19990823034599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990823034599I), Aug 23, 1999: Maule MXT7180A (N197TW), Charlotte, NC. (-23) Pilot departed clt to conduct a traffic reporting flight in the local area. Shortly after takeoff the pilot learned of incoming inclement weather in the…

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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