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FAA incident report · Maule M7235C · Collbran, CO · September 16, 2000

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Date
September 16, 2000 · 09:30 local
Place
Collbran, CO
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4255P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN00LA173
Reported as
Maule M7235C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,730 total293 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)The aircraft was being landed on a Private grass strip. The grass strip had approximately 900 feet of usable runway and an elevation of 6,500 feet. Winds were reported to be calm with a temperature of 70 degrees f. after making two low passes the pilot flew normal pattern. While on short final the pilot allowed the plane to get too slow and stalled it at approximately 4-6 feet above the ground. The aircraft touched down to the left side of the runway in tall brass with the left wheel in a small ditch. The pilot applied power to go around but the left wheel remained in the tall grass and ditch. The aircraft was unable to accelerate to takeoff speed and did not became airborne before the end of the runway. The left wing of the aircraft struck a juniper tree, continued through a barbed wire fence, across a rutted dirt road another barbed wire fence before stopping. The tail wheel was torn from the airplane as it crossed the ruts in the road. After stopping, the engine appeared to be running normally and was shut down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING LANDED ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE GRASS STRIP HAD APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET OF USABLE RUNWAY AND AN ELEVATION OF 6,500 FEET. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE CALM WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES F. AFTER MAKING TWO LOW PASSES THE PILOT FLEW NORMAL PATTERN. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT ALLOWED THE PLANE TO GET TOO SLOW AND STALLED IT AT APPROXIMATELY 4-6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN TALL BRASS WITH THE LEFT WHEEL IN A SMALL DITCH. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND BUT THE LEFT WHEEL REMAINED IN THE TALL GRASS AND DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO TAKEOFF SPEED AND DID NOT BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A JUNIPER TREE, CONTINUED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, ACROSS A RUTTED DIRT ROAD ANOTHER BARBED WIRE FENCE BEFORE STOPPING. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS TORN FROM THE AIRPLANE AS IT CROSSED THE RUTS IN THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY AND WAS SHUT DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCollbran, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare and roll. Factors were the tree and fences.Sep 16, 2000 · Substantial damage