# Accident 20170824010459A: Maule M-7-235C, Klamath Falls, OR, August 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2017, 09:45 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1536° N, 121.7214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1536&lon=-121.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6447M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6447M) (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: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 140 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170824010459A

## Narrative

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

08/24/2017: AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N6447M LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT KLAMATH FALLS AIRPORT (KLMT).  THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON THE AIRCRAFT SPINNER AND ENGINE COWL.  EMERGENCY CREWS PULLED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO IT'S TAIL WHEEL. NO INJURIES.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE PROP, ENGINE COWLING, SPINNER, FIREWALL AND FORWARD FUSELAGE.   THE AIRCRAFT IS CONFIGURED WITH 31" ALASKA

BUSH WHEELS ON THE MAIN GEAR.

## 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 WPR17LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA192), Aug 24, 2017: Maule M 7-235C (N6447M), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the pre-takeoff checklist and the failure of the left main landing gear brake due to a damaged brake master cylinder piston rod, which resulted in a stuck left brake and…

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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