# Accident 20161231023649A: Maule M-7-260, Palouse, WA, December 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Airport: Schoepflin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8844° N, 117.0775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8844&lon=-117.0775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260 (registry code 5460111, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260) (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-7-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 74 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161231023649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING BACK TAXIED TO RUNWAY 4 FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICE AND PACKED SNOW ON RUNWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT HIT THE SNOW BERM BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED 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 GAA17CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA106), Dec 31, 2016: Maule M7 (N260BD), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on an ice- and snow-covered runway during taxi with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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