20050128006259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235B · Hilo, HI · January 28, 2005

Date: January 28, 2005 · 11:15 local
Place: Hilo, HI
Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N116G
Reported as: Maule M7235B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total60 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N116GRegistered now · Maule M-7-235BS/N 23019C · Built 1995 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235B Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot asked tower for a wind check on final to runway 21 at the Hilo airport. Tower reported 150 degrees at nine gusting to 14 knots. After touchdown, the aircraft started to ground loop to the left. The aircraft was heading in the direction of an airport runway sign. Pilot elected to use the brakes to avoid a collision. The aircraft propeller hit the ground and the right main landing gear failed. The aircraft stopped three to five feet short of the runway marker.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ASKED TOWER FOR A WIND CHECK ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE HILO AIRPORT. TOWER REPORTED 150 DEGREES AT NINE GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF AN AIRPORT RUNWAY SIGN. PILOT ELECTED TO USE THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED THREE TO FIVE FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY MARKER.

Other reports on N116G · 1

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