# Incident 20180428004279I: Maule M-7-260, Boca Raton, FL, April 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2018, 19:45 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ZF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7ZF) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total, 390 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428004279I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT THE BCT AIRPORT, AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON HIS FINAL APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED GEAR UP, CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7ZF (2)

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

- [Accident 20120506007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506007279A), May 6, 2012: Maule M-7-260 (N7ZF), Brigham City, UT, Substantial damage. On landing rollout, aircraft ground looped. Damage to right aileron. Upper and lower right wing skins wrinkled; possible right wing spar damage. Right gear…
- [Accident 20020515007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515007969A), May 15, 2002: Maule M7260B (N7ZF), Montague, CA, No damage. (-23) I spoke with the pilot who stated that the landing and the beginning of the roll out was uneventful. As the aircraft slowed down to 15 mph, it made a…

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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