# Accident 20050312004079A: Maule M7235C, Graham, WA, March 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Graham, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9903° N, 122.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9903&lon=-122.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5509M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050312004079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A CFR PART 91 CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT HE HAD DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAD ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR GRAHAM, WA. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE HEARD A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE PILOTS SEAT AREA, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND FIREWALL. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR INBOARD NUT EITHER FAILED OR CAME LOOSE, RESULTING IN THE BOLT FALLING OUT AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING.

## 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 SEA05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA065), Mar 13, 2005: Maule M-7-235C (N5509M), Graham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main gear due to separation of the attachment hardware.

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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