# Incident 20030318002569I: Maule M7260C, Sandpoint, ID, March 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDPOINT (SZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4274K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4274K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7260C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030318002569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SIMMONDS LANDED N4274K, AN AMPHIBIOUS MAUL AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 01 AT THE SAND POINT, IDAHO (SZT) AIRPORT WITH THE GEAR UP. THERE WAS LIMITED EROSION DAMAGE TO THE FLOAT KEELS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT, AND THE PILOT MR. SIMMONDS WAS COOPERATIVE. THE SPOKANE FSDO IS NOT PURSUING ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

## Other reports on N4274K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240314003669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240314003669I), Mar 14, 2024: Maule M-7-260C (N4274K), Wallace, NC, Minor damage. A float plane approaching ilm reported landing gear issues and diverted to acz. Ilm tower notified acz of inbound aircraft gear issues. Acz manager notified…

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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