# Accident 20080305837539A: Maule M7235, Leonardtown, MD, March 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2008, 11:50 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St. Mary'S County Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3092° N, 76.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3092&lon=-76.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16FE-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080305837539A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH-DOWN CAUSING LEFT WING TO CONTACT RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT TO SKID APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET.  NO WITNESSES WERE IDENTIFIED.  THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 NYC08CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA123), Mar 5, 2008: Maule MT-7-235 (N16FE), Leonardtown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced 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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