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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-260C · Bedford, MA · October 14, 2016

Date: October 14, 2016 · 07:00 local
Place: Bedford, MA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N10PZ
Reported as: Maule M-7-260C
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,400 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

N10PZRegistered now · Maule M-7-260CS/N 30060C · Built 2016 Airframe modelMaule M-7-260C Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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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 stated that he was taxiing for departure and used the brakes to stop as he approached the hold short line. His power setting was described as low power (approximately 900 RPM) and he used what he believed to be normal brake pressure. The yoke was not in the full up elevator position, but likely in the middle of its travel. The aircraft pitched forward when he applied the brakes and struck the prop. The pilot contacted the tower for assistance in moving the aircraft and secured the aircraft. Massport operations contacted roc and bos FSDO for authorization to move the a/c.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AND USED THE BRAKES TO STOP AS HE APPROACHED THE HOLD SHORT LINE. HIS POWER SETTING WAS DESCRIBED AS LOW POWER (APPROXIMATELY 900 RPM) AND HE USED WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. THE YOKE WAS NOT IN THE FULL UP ELEVATOR POSITION, BUT LIKELY IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS TRAVEL. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STRUCK THE PROP. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER FOR ASSISTANCE IN MOVING THE AIRCRAFT AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT. MASSPORT OPERATIONS CONTACTED ROC AND BOS FSDO FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE THE A/C.