# Accident 20080322012579A: Maule M8235, Grangeville, ID, March 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2008, 11:45 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Idaho County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9425° N, 116.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9425&lon=-116.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-8-235 (registry code 5470211, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-8-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 (registry code 42340, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M8235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080322012579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) MADE INITIAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT S80, BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT FOR LANDING AND OVER THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 60' LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, WHERE UPON THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SMALL BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST OF THE FIRST TAXIWAY INTERSECTION. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED A CONCRETE DRAINAGE CISTERN AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. THE PROP STRUCK AN ALUMINUM SIGN BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROP IMPACTED THE GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK, THE FUSELAGE WAS IMPALED BY A METAL SIGN POST JUST AFT AND LEFT OF THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THE LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX08CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA081), Mar 22, 2008: Maule M-8-235 (N205MX), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

## Other reports on N205MX (1)

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

- [Accident 20241012015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241012015759A), Oct 12, 2024: Maule M-8-235 (N205MX), Rowlesburg, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot reported loss of spatial awareness while landing on rwy 31. Aircraft nose high attitude required pilot to use side window view. Aircraft was left of…

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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