# Accident 20060525015799A: Maule MT7235, Flushing, MI, May 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2006, 21:15 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0542° N, 83.8078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0542&lon=-83.8078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3010Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3010Q-2006-08-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,606 total, 162 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060525015799A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA137), May 26, 2006: Maule MT-7-235 (N3010Q), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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