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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235C · Moses Lake, WA · May 19, 2003

Date: May 19, 2003 · 22:00 local
Place: Moses Lake, WA
Airport: Grant County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N321TL
Reported as: Maule M7235C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N321TLRegistered now · Maule M-7-235CS/N 25046C · Built 2000 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235C

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was on a night flight from pendelton, OR. To Moses Lake, WA. Approaching Moses Lake, ATIS reported winds from 300 at 6 kt with runway 18 in use. The tower advised they would leave the lights off for runway 18 until the aircraft was on a two mile final. The aircraft landed on runway 18 with a 6 kt quartering tailwind iaw tower instructions. At touchdown the airplane bounced two times and after settling on the runway began drifting to the left. The pilot became over anxious and applied the brakes too quickly. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest on its nose cowling and spinner. Damage is minor. One pax onboard. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A NIGHT FLIGHT FROM PENDELTON, OR. TO MOSES LAKE, WA. APPROACHING MOSES LAKE, ATIS REPORTED WINDS FROM 300 AT 6 KT WITH RUNWAY 18 IN USE. THE TOWER ADVISED THEY WOULD LEAVE THE LIGHTS OFF FOR RUNWAY 18 UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TWO MILE FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A 6 KT QUARTERING TAILWIND IAW TOWER INSTRUCTIONS. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWO TIMES AND AFTER SETTLING ON THE RUNWAY BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT BECAME OVER ANXIOUS AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO QUICKLY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE COWLING AND SPINNER. DAMAGE IS MINOR. ONE PAX ONBOARD. NO INJURIES.