20010210004919I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule MX-7-180A · Pahokee, FL · February 10, 2001

Date
February 10, 2001 · 16:30 local
Place
Pahokee, FL
Airport
Palm Beach Co Glades Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N718SB
Reported as
Maule MX7180A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,375 total1,000 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) On February 10, 2001 about 1630 EST, a Maule 7, N718SB, registered to privacy data omittedpiloted by privacy data omitted commercail cert. Noprivacy data omittedexecuted an emergency landing 2 1/2 miles sw of Pahokee airport during a pleasure flight. The a/c sustained minor damage. The pilot, the sole occupant of the a/c, was not injured. The pilot stated he descended to about 300 to 500 feet AGL, then added engine power to pull out of the descent and the engine died without response. The a/c flipped over after landing. The pleasure flight originated earlier on the same day from Pahokee airport. The weather was VFR and no VFR flight plan was filed. The engine was inspected, test-run, and returned to service by maintenance. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2001 ABOUT 1630 EST, A MAULE 7, N718SB, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ COMMERCAIL CERT. NO^PRIVACY D^EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING 2 1/2 MILES SW OF PAHOKEE AIRPORT DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE A/C, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED HE DESCENDED TO ABOUT 300 TO 500 FEET AGL, THEN ADDED ENGINE POWER TO PULL OUT OF THE DESCENT AND THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT RESPONSE. THE A/C FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED EARLIER ON THE SAME DAY FROM PAHOKEE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, TEST-RUN, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE BY MAINTENANCE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.