# Accident 20160129021659A: Maule M-7-235C, Macon, MO, January 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2016, 11:45 local time
- Place: Macon, MO
- Airport: Macon-Fower Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7297° N, 92.4567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7297&lon=-92.4567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (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-7-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160129021659A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING RUNWAY 20, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CAME FREE OF THE AIRCRAFT, ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN, AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN16LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA100), Jan 29, 2016: Maule M 7-235C (N66E), Macon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N66E (1)

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

- [Incident 20161228023439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161228023439I), Dec 28, 2016: Maule M-7-235C (N66E), Macon, MO, Minor damage. During landing rollout, a gust of wind from the south pushed the aircraft off the runway and into an adjacent field. Minor damage was caused to the aircraft…

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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