# Incident 20080426837299I: Maule M7235, Thomaston, GA, April 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2008, 18:10 local time
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Airport: Thomaston-Upson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9550° N, 84.2641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY (OPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9550&lon=-84.2641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1030Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1030Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,859 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426837299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICKUP A BANNER THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE LOW.  HIS SPOTTER ON THE GROUND ADVISED OF A SUCCESSFUL PICKUP HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED THAT IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AND THAT HE COULD SEE THAT THE TOW ROPE WAS HUNG AROUNG THE LEFT MAIN TIRE.  THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO COME AROUND AND LAND.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN LEFT AND NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N1030Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19990711018659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711018659I), Jul 11, 1999: Maule M7235 (N1030Z), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. (-5)On July 11, 1999, a Maule floatplane, N1030Z, piloted by Mr. David samer made a water landing in the channel, in the inercoastal waterway near a marina in…

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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