# Accident 20050203000839A: Maule M7260, Port Angeles, WA, February 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2005, 10:35 local time
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0781° N, 123.7086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0781&lon=-123.7086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977BE-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260 (registry code 5460111, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,753 total, 242 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050203000839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD CIRCLED THE LAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO CHECK THE WATER CONDITIONS AND TO SEE IF ANY BOATS WERE OUT ON THE WATER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST END OF THE LAKE HEADING EAST, AND HE HAD A GLASSY WATER LANDING IN MIND ON FINAL AND JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO ADD POWER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT TREE LEVEL AT THIS TIME, BUT WAS LOWER THAN HE HAD THOUGHT.

## 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 SEA05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA042), Feb 3, 2005: Maule M-7-260 (N977BE), Port Angeles, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. Factors contributing to the accident included the pilot's improper approach and the glassy water condition.

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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