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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule MT-7-235 · Flushing, MI · May 25, 2006

Date: May 25, 2006 · 21:15 local
Place: Flushing, MI
Airport: Daltons Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3010Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06LA137
Reported as: Maule MT7235
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,606 total162 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N3010QRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2006 · Maule MT-7-235S/N 18014C · Built 1993 Airframe modelMaule MT-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed on rwy 9 at 3DA at approximately 2115 EDT. Landing was normal according to pilot and witness. However, due to heavy rainfall that afternoon, sod runway was very wet and soft. Forward wheels on baumanns 2750 floats dug in deeply then failed causing the aircraft to flip over on its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RWY 9 AT 3DA AT APPROXIMATELY 2115 EDT. LANDING WAS NORMAL ACCORDING TO PILOT AND WITNESS. HOWEVER, DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT AFTERNOON, SOD RUNWAY WAS VERY WET AND SOFT. FORWARD WHEELS ON BAUMANNS 2750 FLOATS DUG IN DEEPLY THEN FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI06LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlushing, MIThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the collapse of the amphibian float's nose wheels, and a nose over during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the soft grass runway, and the collapse of the…May 26, 2006 · Substantial damage