# Incident 20000916030189I: Maule M7235C, Collbran, CO, September 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Collbran, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2300° N, 107.9502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2300&lon=-107.9502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4255P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 293 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916030189I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA173), Sep 16, 2000: Maule M-7-235C (N4255P), Collbran, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare and roll. Factors were the tree and fences.

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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