# Incident 20080422831999I: Maule M7235C, Three Forks, MT, April 22, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Three Forks, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8896° N, 111.5527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Forks, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8896&lon=-111.5527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103PZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103PZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,280 total, 2,434 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422831999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2008, AT 11:15 MDT, A MAULE 7-235C, REGISTERED TO PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURES, LTD, EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT BRAKED TOO HEAVILY WHILE TAXIING THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THREE FORKS, MONTANA, AIRPORT AT 08:30 MDT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE.

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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