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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-7-260C · Nashua, MT · September 8, 2013

Date
September 8, 2013 · 07:45 local
Place
Nashua, MT
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5515V
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13CA403
Reported as
Maule M-7-260C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,413 total98 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 0745 am while attempting to take off from a private runway, the aircraft struck a dirt burm, the aircraft was bounced into the air. On impact, the left landing gear, prop, and left wing were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AT 0745 AM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT BURM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. ON IMPACT, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, PROP, AND LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.