# Accident 20010426006899A: Maule M-7-235C, Summer Lake, OR, April 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2001
- Place: Summer Lake, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8610° N, 120.7090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8610&lon=-120.7090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426006899A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON APRIL 26, 2001, APPROX. 1035 PDT, A MAULE M-7-235, N126DP, NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN NEAR THE EDGE OF SUMMER LAKE, SUMMER LAKE, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE A/C, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED BEND, OREGON, ABOUT 30 MINUTES EARLIER, WAS BEING ACTIVATED BY THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, WAS TURNED OFF AT THE SCENE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LANDED IN AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED BY THE LAKE WHEN WATER LEVELS WERE HIGHER. ALTHOUGH THE TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL, AS THE A/C SLOWED, THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN AND IT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.     (-23)THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT DEPARTED BEND, OR (S07), 30 MINUTES EARLIER.  NO FILED FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED IN AN AREA THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN COVERED BY LAKE WATER.  TOUCHEDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN,AND IT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  LOCATION WAS NEAR THE EDGE OF SUMMER LAKE (N 43.48 X W 120.39.83, 7 MILES NORTH OF PAISLEY STATE (22S).

## 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 SEA01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA079), Apr 26, 2001: Maule M-7-235 (N126DP), Summer Lake, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to land on a dry lake bed without first taking action to determine the firmness of the surface. Factors include soft terrain at the location the pilot chose to land.

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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