# Accident 20080210833279A: Maule M7260C, Cumming, GA, February 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Mathis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1011° N, 84.1611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1011&lon=-84.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7260C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080210833279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED BY THE PILOT. THE NOAA HISTORICAL WEATHER RECORDS INDICATE THAT AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (1315) THE WIND AT/OR AROUND MATHIS FIELD (GA27) WAS @270 WITH A WIND SPEED OF 20 KNOTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## 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 NYC08CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA096), Feb 10, 2008: Maule M-7-260C (N721H), Cumming, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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