# Accident 20041204030209A: Maule MX7235, Hermiston, OR, December 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5667° N, 119.4153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5667&lon=-119.4153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204030209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ATTEMPT TO AN UNIMPROVED LANDING SITE, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEVELOP A HIGH SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT WAS FAMILIAR WITH AND HAD LANDED AT THIS SITE IN THE PAST.

## 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 SEA05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA024), Dec 4, 2004: Maule MX-7-235 (N420CD), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper flare and descent rate during landing resulting in a hard landing.

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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