# Incident 20120504007479I: Maule M-7-260C, Kimball, NE, May 4, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2012, 15:24 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Airport: Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Fi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1881° N, 103.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FLD (IBM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1881&lon=-103.6774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347JM-2013-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 190 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120504007479I

## Narrative

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

PATWAS WEATHER DATA FOR KIBM REPORTED AT 1515L, WINDS FROM 200, 16 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 21.  THE PILOT REPORTED WINDS FROM 190, 18 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 AT THE TIME OF TAKE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED USING RUNWAY 28; SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS A GUST OF WIND.  AS HE CORRECTED FOR THE GUST, THE LEFT WING STALLED, THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED TO THE SOUTH.  THE LEFT FLOAT IMPACTED THE RISING TERRAIN SSW OF THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT FLOAT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AT THE EDGE OF A FARMER'S FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS SSW OF THE RUNWAY.  THE FLOATS SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FLOAT NOSE WHEELS WERE BROKEN OFF, AND THE FLOAT SUPPORT STRUTS WERE BROKEN OFF FROM THE FORWARD RIGHT FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINT.

## Other reports on N347JM (1)

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

- [Accident 20060129000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129000539A), Jan 29, 2006: Maule M7260C (N347JM), Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 29, 2006, at approximately 1230 CST, Maule 7, N347JM experienced substantial damage during landing rollout at gaston's private turf strip,…

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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