# Accident 20080210011599A: Maule M7235, Red Lodge, MT, February 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2008, 12:41 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Red Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1872° N, 109.2672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1872&lon=-109.2672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-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 M7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 47 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080210011599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1241 MST ON FEBRUARY 10, 2008 AIRCRAFT N997RM, A MAULE M-7-235, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER A 1 HOUR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT; ACCIDENT FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND TERMINATED AT DOMICILE AIRPORT OF RED LODGE, MT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VMC PREVAILED, EST 5-10 KT LEFT CROSSWIND, GUSTS WERE RECORDED VIA UNOFFICIAL WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS, AND PILOT EXECUTED A 3 POINT/STALLED LANDING WITH 40 DEG (2 OR 3 NOTCHES) OF FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 30KTS, APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT RECOVER THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE DRY ASPHALT RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING A SNOW BERM; THE AIRCRAFT NOSED-OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT WAS UNHURT.

## 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 SEA08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA074), Feb 10, 2008: Maule M-7-235 (N997RM), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N997RM (1)

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

- [Incident 20061223029989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061223029989I), Dec 23, 2006: Maule M7235 (N997RM), Mandan, ND, Minor damage. (-23) On December 23, 2006 at 1422 CST a Maule, M-7-235 aircraft, registered at N997RM sustained minor damage while landing at Mandan, ND. The pilot/registered…

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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