# Accident 19990403002959A: Maule M7235B, Boca Grande, FL, April 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Boca Grande, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7699° N, 82.2492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7699&lon=-82.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10430, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10430-2005-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235B
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,845 total, 42 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990403002959A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE LANDED IN CALM WATER, THE LEFT FLOAT AND WING CONTACTED THE WATER, THE LEFT FLOAT AND WING CONTACTED THE WATER, THE ACFT TIPPED 80-90 DEGREES, AND THE PILOT FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE ACFT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON APRIL 3, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A M-235B SEAPLANE, N10430, CRASHED ON LANDING AT BOCA GRANDE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE SEAPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BLIND PASS ISLAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A LANDING TO SMOOTH WATER.  HE DID NOT ROUND OUT SOON ENOUGH.  THE LEFT FLOAT AND LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE WATER WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING.  THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE LEFT BETWEEN 80 TO 90 DEGREES, AND HE TAXIED TO THE PIER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.    (.4) ON APRIL 3, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-7-235B SEAPLANE, N10430, CRASHED ON LANDING AT BOCA GRANDE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SEAPLANE     SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CAPTIVA ISLAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A LANDING TO SMOOTH WATER. THE LEFT FLOAT COLLIDED WITH A BIG WAVE WHEN FLYING PARALLEL TO THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 30 DEGREES, THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE WATER, WHICH TURNED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION. (-23)PILOT LANDING IN GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS, CONTACTED THE WATER.  ON THE LEFT FLOAT IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.   LEFT WING HIT WATER WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PAX RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 MIA99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA116), Apr 3, 1999: Maule M-7-235B (N10430), Boca Grande, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain a visual lookout on landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a wave.

## Other reports on N10430 (1)

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

- [Accident 20040103011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040103011099A), Jan 3, 2004: Maule M7235B (N10430), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During a water landing on mcginnis lake using full flaps the r/h float dipped causing the aircraft to flip forward and come to rest upside down 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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