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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M7260C · Fishers, IN · June 8, 2002

Date: June 8, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place: Fishers, IN
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N63KP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA157
Reported as: Maule M7260C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 92 total92 in this make and model27 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) While attempting to land at grass private field, the pilot landed long on a 1000 foot runway. While attempting a go around procedure, the aircraft hit a fifty foot tree with his right wing tip, spinning the aircraft to the right and coming down in a field just north of the tree.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GRASS PRIVATE FIELD, THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON A 1000 FOOT RUNWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND PROCEDURE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FIFTY FOOT TREE WITH HIS RIGHT WING TIP, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND COMING DOWN IN A FIELD JUST NORTH OF THE TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFishers, INThe pilot not performing a go-around prior to exceeding the proper touchdown point and the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees. Factors to the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the trees.Jun 8, 2002 · Substantial damage