# Accident 20080721855109A: Maule MT7235, Rome, GA, July 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3503° N, 85.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3503&lon=-85.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MT7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721855109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING ON GRASS STRIP JUST SW OF RUNWAY 7 AT RMB.  SHORTLY AFTER GEAR COLLAPSED AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA08LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA147), Jul 21, 2008: Maule MT-7-235 (N142CP), Rome, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard 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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