# Accident 20050624013169A: Maule M7235B, Hermiston, OR, June 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2005, 10:40 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8167° N, 119.2653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8167&lon=-119.2653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333DD-2015-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050624013169A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA131), Jun 24, 2005: Maule M-7-235B (N333DD), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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