# Accident 20060129000539A: Maule M7260C, Lakeview, AR, January 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Airport: Gastons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3425° N, 92.5542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3425&lon=-92.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347JM-2013-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7260C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 35 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129000539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 29, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CST, MAULE 7, N347JM EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT GASTON'S PRIVATE TURF STRIP, NEAR LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE WET GRASS RUNWAY AFTER A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRPLANE SLID TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. HE ATTESTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ANOMALIES. THE PILOT (THE SOLE OCCUPANT) DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW06CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA061), Jan 29, 2006: Maule M-7-260C (N347JM), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for existing wind conditions during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the prevailing crosswind, and wet terrain.

## Other reports on N347JM (1)

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

- [Incident 20120504007479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120504007479I), May 4, 2012: Maule M-7-260C (N347JM), Kimball, NE, Minor damage. Patwas weather data for kibm reported at 1515L, winds from 200, 16 knots with gusts to 21. The pilot reported winds from 190, 18 knots with gusts to 24 at 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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