# Accident 20120511008739A: Maule MX-7-235, Roche Harbor, WA, May 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2012, 14:35 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6122° N, 123.1383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6122&lon=-123.1383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120511008739A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/11/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1435PDT, MAULE MX-7-235 AIRCRAFT, N114MK, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO A RUNWAY EXCURSION DURING LANDING AT ROCHE HARBOR, WA (WA09). THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WAS NOT INJURED.THE PIC WAS CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14CFR91, IN VFR CONDITIONS FROM ANACORTES, WA (74S) TO WA09. N114MK LANDED IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE WITH CALM WINDS ON RUNWAY 7. WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. N114MK CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH PARALLEL TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND AIRFRAME.

## 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 WPR12LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA207), May 11, 2012: Maule MX-7 (N114MK), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A damaged brake master cylinder piston rod, which resulted in a landing with the left brake applied. The damage was a result of normal parking brake operation.

## Other reports on N114MK (1)

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

- [Accident 20030420005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420005249A), Apr 20, 2003: Maule MX7235 (N114MK), Plummer, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On 4/20/03 pilot took off from auburn, WA and landed at tekoa, WA. He was picked up by relatives and went to their farm to check the condition of the…

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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