# Incident 20050128006259I: Maule M7235B, Hilo, HI, January 28, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050128006259I

## Narrative

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

(-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)

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

- [Accident 20260116000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260116000159A), Jan 16, 2026: Maule M-7-235B (N116G), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control when landing aircraft.

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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