# Accident 20020608038139A: Maule M7260C, Fishers, IN, June 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fishers, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9504° N, 86.0210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9504&lon=-86.0210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63KP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7260C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608038139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA157), Jun 8, 2002: Maule M-7-260C (N63KP), Fishers, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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