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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule MT-7-260 · Lago Vista, TX · September 12, 2014

Date: September 12, 2014 · 14:15 local
Place: Lago Vista, TX
Airport: Rusty Allen
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N719WM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA503
Reported as: Maule MT-7-260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,730 total209 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N719WMRegistered now · Maule MT-7-260S/N 27012C · Built 2006 Airframe modelMaule MT-7-260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-V4A5DReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot and only occupant of Maule aircraft, N719WM, attempted to take off at the Lago Vista airport, with north east winds eight mph gusting to 16MPH. After rotation the aircraft only climbed a few feet when the aircraft dropped back to the runway. Several bounces occurred resulting in the nose gear collapse and the aircraft came to rest in the grass along the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF MAULE AIRCRAFT, N719WM, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF AT THE LAGO VISTA AIRPORT, WITH NORTH EAST WINDS EIGHT MPH GUSTING TO 16MPH. AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT ONLY CLIMBED A FEW FEET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. SEVERAL BOUNCES OCCURRED RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ALONG THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN14CA503Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLargo Vista, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in the nose landing gear impacting the runway and the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.Sep 12, 2014 · Substantial damage