# Accident 20180915016319A: Maule M-7-260C, Grass Valley, OR, September 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, OR
- Airport: Grass Valley Bull Run Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4500° N, 120.8636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4500&lon=-120.8636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N760AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760AC-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D (registry code 41807, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-V4A5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,315 total, 1,120 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA569) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915016319A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOOD RIVER (4S2) AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LCL, EN ROUTE TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN GRASS VALLEY, OR.  UPON LANDING, DURING TOUCH DOWN AND ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A PILE OF LARGE ROCKS.  UPON IMPACT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SPIN THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP.

## 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 GAA18CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA569), Sep 16, 2018: Maule M7 (N760AC), Grass Valley, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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