# Accident 20150310002309A: Maule M-7-260C, Oregon, MO, March 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oregon, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9869° N, 95.1450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9869&lon=-95.1450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55000, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150310002309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 3NO ENROUTE TO STJ. AFTER AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 7500 FEET MSL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LEAN ENGINE USING NORMAL PROCEDURES AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT ENRICHED THE MIXTURE AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT SO PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. JUST NORTH OF STJ, PILOT DESCENDED TO 1500 AGL TO OBSERVE SOME PROPERTY HE OWNED. WHEN POWER WAS ADDED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHER THAN BEFORE SO HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN A SHORT DISTANCE, BUT EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN15LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA170), Mar 10, 2015: Maule M 7-260C (N55000), Oregon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine vibration for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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