# Accident 20050912032319A: Maule MT7235, Capon Bridge, WV, September 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2005, 17:45 local time
- Place: Capon Bridge, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3250° N, 78.4250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3250&lon=-78.4250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627RK-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MT7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 842 total, 15 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050912032319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING INTO HIS OWN PRIVATE AIRPORT. RUNWAY LENGTH IS 1200' ACCORDING TO PILOT. PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED TOO FAST AND COULD NOT STOP AS HE CAME TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT CROSSED ROAD AT THE END AND WENT INTO TREES. THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED 7 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT BY THE NTSB.

## 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 IAD05CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA143), Sep 12, 2005: Maule MT7-235 (N627RK), Capon Bridge, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun and a subsequent impact with trees.

## Other reports on N627RK (2)

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

- [Accident 20140825015789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140825015789A), Aug 25, 2014: Maule MT-7-235 (N627RK), Edon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot to date has not provided a written statement or aircraft log books. A copy of the last annual was e-mailed to FAA iic. Pilot verbally has stated that he…
- [Incident 20130508008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508008609I), May 8, 2013: Maule MT-7-235 (N627RK), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. The pilot stated the initial approach was good but a little flatter and more power than normal and he reduced power too quickly and the aircraft sank. The…

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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