# Accident 20070220003799A: Maule M7235B, Prescott, AZ, February 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6575° N, 112.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6575&lon=-112.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39KB-2008-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220003799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW, HE BRUSHED THE SNOW FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE. HE FIGURED THE REST OF THE SNOW WOULD BLOW OFF DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL; IT DIDN'T. AFTER GETTING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET INTO THE AIR HE REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE LIFT TO CONTINUE FLYING SO HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY AND THE AIRCRAFT N39KB SLAMMED BACK TO THE RUNWAY BENDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA091), Feb 20, 2007: Maule M-7-235B (N39KB), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control, and an in-flight…

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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