# Accident 20180911019079A: Maule M-7-235C, Floresville, TX, September 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2018, 16:37 local time
- Place: Floresville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1297° N, 98.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1297&lon=-98.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180911019079A

## Narrative

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

CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) , AND  PILOT SEEKING AN INSTRUMENT RATING (OWNER) WERE PRACTICING IFR APPROACHES. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH ALASKAN BUSH TIRES. THE CFI PLANNED ON A WHEEL LANDING. CFI STATED HIS SPEED WAS A LITTLE FASTER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN UPON TOUCH DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE. IT WAS NOT PERCIEVED AS A SEVERE BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN, AND THEN BOTH THE CFI AND OWNER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CFI INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED BACK OUT AND FLEW NORMALLY. HOWEVER THE OWNER WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND STATED HE FELT A VIBRATION UNDER HIS FLOORBOARD. THE CFI WAS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. BOTH PERSONS ONBOARD SUSPECTED A DAMAGED LEFT TIRE. THEY DISCUSSED HOW THE AIRCRAFT WOULD REACT UPON LANDING. IT WAS DECIDED TO PERFORM A NORMAL LANDING , BUT APPLY A LITTLE MORE RIGHT SIDE BRAKING IN THE EVENT THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT WITH A FLAT TIRE. THE CFI STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING, AS THE CFI APPLIED BRAKING, THE LEFT GEAR AND TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED. JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT  STOPPING, THE LEFT GEAR COLLASPED. THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND, PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED

## 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 ERA18LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA270), Sep 11, 2018: Maule M7 (N969AW), Floresville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left inboard main landing gear (MLG) attachment bolt due to insufficient torque, which resulted in the collapse of the left MLG.

## Other reports on N969AW (1)

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

- [Incident 20161229019489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161229019489I), Dec 29, 2016: Maule M-7-235C (N969AW), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Pilot performed fourteen touch and go landings at llano airport (kaqo), llano, TX. Pilot mismanaged fuel selector and induced right wing heavy condition. Flew…

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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