# Accident 20010901036279A: Maule M7235B, Koliganek, AK, September 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2001, 21:00 local time
- Place: Koliganek, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8436° N, 156.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8436&lon=-156.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1007U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1007U) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901036279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 1ST N1007U AN M7 MAULE WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A 1500 FOOT LAKE. THE WIND WAS 5MPH BUT WAS SWITCHING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND BACK AGAIN. THE PILOT STATED "THAT HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN SEVERAL TIMES TO CHECK THE WIND." A STEP TURN SOUTH DEPARTURE WAS CHOSEN. THE PILOT STATES THAT "HE GOT ON THE STEP QUICKLY AND MADE HIS TURN AND WAS WAITING FOR 75MPH TO LIFT OFF BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE WAS QUITE HEAVY"; SUDDENLY THE PILOT STATES "HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT OF LAKE AND REACHED FOR THE FLAP HANDLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT." NOT FINDING THE FLAP HANDLE HE JERKED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR IMPACTING THE FIVE FOOT BANK AT THE END OF THE LAKE.

## 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 ANC01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA131), Sep 1, 2001: Maule M-7-235B (N1007U), Koliganek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during the takeoff.

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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