20050624013169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-7-235B · Hermiston, OR · June 24, 2005

Date: June 24, 2005 · 10:40 local
Place: Hermiston, OR
Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N333DD
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05CA131
Reported as: Maule M7235B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,100 total2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N333DDRegistration cancelled Dec 16, 2015 · Maule M-7-235BS/N 23014C Airframe modelMaule M-7-235B

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/24/2005 at approximately 09:30 PDT, while taking off from an uncharted privately owned grass airstrip located approximately 1.2 miles north of union, Oregon, N333DD struck a hole with the left main landing gear fracturing the axel and allowing the wheel to separate from the airplane. Because the airplane had reached flying speed the pilot-in-command elected to continue the takeoff and fly to the Hermiston Municipal Airport (S22) in Hermiston Oregon and land on a paved runway where there would be less tendency for the left main landing gear leg to dig into the surface and cause the airplane to flip over. The pilot landed on the right side of runway 22 on the right main gear and the tail wheel. When the left main gear strut touched down it caused the airplane to yaw to the left approximately 45 degrees and leave the runway causing damage to the propeller, the horizontal stabilizer, the left elevator, the left wingtip and the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/24/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 PDT, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM AN UNCHARTED PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILES NORTH OF UNION, OREGON, N333DD STRUCK A HOLE WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FRACTURING THE AXEL AND ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRPLANE. BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE HAD REACHED FLYING SPEED THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND FLY TO THE HERMISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S22) IN HERMISTON OREGON AND LAND ON A PAVED RUNWAY WHERE THERE WOULD BE LESS TENDENCY FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG TO DIG INTO THE SURFACE AND CAUSE THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE TAIL WHEEL. WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT TOUCHED DOWN IT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO YAW TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES AND LEAVE THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE LEFT ELEVATOR, THE LEFT WINGTIP AND THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHermiston, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll which resulted in overload damage to the main landing gear. During the landing roll, it was not possible to maintain aircraft control due to the previously damaged gear.…Jun 24, 2005 · Substantial damage