# Accident 20020120005209A: Maule M7235B, Sarasota-Braden, FL, January 20, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 20, 2002, 13:45 local time - Place: Sarasota-Braden, FL - Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.3953° N, 82.5539° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3953&lon=-82.5539&mi=10 - Aircraft: N235AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235AL) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,173 total, 27 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA056) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020120005209A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JANUARY 20, 2002, AT 1345 EST, A MAULE M-7-235B, N235AL, REGISTERED TO CEDAR KEY SEAPLANE SERVICE CORPORATION, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT THE SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA ON JANUARY 20, 2002 AT 1300 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SARASOTA ON RUNWAY 14. THE PREVAILING WINDS WERE 11 KNOTS AT 210 DEGREES WITH NO GUSTS REPORTED. THE PILOT AND RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER REPORTED TURBULENCE DUE TO TREES AND A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NOISE BARRIER NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 14. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT FUSELAGE LONGERON IN THE AREA OF THE STEP AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE ENGINE COWLING, LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING TIP, LEFT AILERON, AND PROP BLADES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WERE NORMAL. (.19) ON JANUARY 20, 2002, ABOUT 1345 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-7-235B, N235AL, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CEDAR KEY SEAPLANE SERVICE CORPORATION, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1300 HOURS FROM THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW THE AIRPLANE AND THREE PASSENGERS DOWN TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THE DAY BEFORE; ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT IS NOT A PILOT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TO RETURN AND WHEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CANCELLED THE INSTRUMENT CLEARANCE. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, AND LANDINGS WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON RUNWAYS 14 AND 22. THE FLIGHT WAS VECTORED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, AND LANDED FIRST ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAILWHEEL DUE TO THE CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL WITH FULL RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER INPUT APPLIED, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT ASK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AND THAT THE WIND WAS TURBULENT DUE TO "TREES AND A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NOISE BARRIER ON THE UPWIND SIDE OF THAT RUNWAY." (.4) ON JANUARY 20, 2002, ABOUT 1345 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-7-235B, N235AL, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CEDAR KEY SEAPLANE SERVICE CORPORATION, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1300 HOURS FROM THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW THE AIRPLANE AND THREE PASSENGERS DOWN TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THE DAY BEFORE; ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT IS NOT A PILOT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TO RETURN AND WHEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CANCELLED THE INSTRUMENT CLEARANCE. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, AND LANDINGS WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON RUNWAYS 14 AND 22. THE FLIGHT WAS VECTORED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, AND LANDED FIRST ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAILWHEEL DUE TO THE CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL WITH FULL RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER INPUT APPLIED, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT ASK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AND THAT THE WIND WAS TURBULENT DUE TO "TREES AND A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NOISE BARRIER ON THE UPWIND SIDE OF THAT RUNWAY." HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD INSISTED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 WHICH WAS THE FAVORED RUNWAY BASED ON THE WIND DIRECTION, AND THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. ## 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 MIA02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA056), Jan 20, 2002: Maule M-7-235B (N235AL), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The poor in-flight planning decision by the pilot-in-command for his failure to request the runway most aligned with the wind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.