# Accident 20060915018989A: Maule MT7235, Ponca, AR, September 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2006, 18:15 local time
- Place: Ponca, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0536° N, 93.3675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0536&lon=-93.3675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143RM-2006-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5 (registry code 41660, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-w1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MT7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 40 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060915018989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 AT 1815 CDT, N143RM A MAULE MT-7-235 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING NEAR PONCA, ARKANSAS. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KENNETT, MISSOURI.

## 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 DFW06CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA215), Sep 15, 2006: Maule MT-7 (N143RM), Ponca, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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