# Accident 20050913026039A: Maule MT7260, Decatur, IN, September 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2005, 18:45 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Airport: Gage Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8153° N, 84.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8153&lon=-84.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42619 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MT7260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540V4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 110 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050913026039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, WITH THE PILOT BEING THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF N42619, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF DECATURE GAGE AIRPORT, DECATUR, INDIANA. THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A DOWNWIND LANDING TO THE NORTH ON THE SLOPED SOD RUNWAY, AFTER OBSERVING LIGHT WINDS ON THE AIRPORT SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER A MID-FIELD TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE ADJACENT HANGAR SUPPORT POSTS, THE TAIL SECTION OF A HANGARED ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT, AND A STORED VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET NORTH OF THE HANGAR STRUCTURE. BOTH WINGS, AND THE FUSELAGE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI05CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA264), Sep 14, 2005: Maule MT-7-260 (N42619), Decatur, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on a runway with a tailwind, the improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the loss of control during landing roll. Factors included the tailwind and 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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