# Accident 20200202018049A: Maule M-7-260, Manchester, NH, February 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2020, 12:58 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Manchester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9328° N, 71.4358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9328&lon=-71.4358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309MA) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,700 total, 91 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200202018049A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 35 AT KMHT IN CONVENTIONAL WHEEL AIRCRAFT AND WAS CLEARED STOP AND GO.  WINDS REPORTED AS 300 AT 5 KNOTS.  AIRMAN APPLIED LEFT CROSSWIND CORRECTION.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO RISE.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED LEFT STRIKING THE RIGHT WINGTIP ON THE RUNWAY.  SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO RECIEVE DUAL FLIGHT-INSTRUCTION IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED.  THIS REPORT WAS DQR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 02/23/2021.  DQR DATA SUBSTANTIATES THE FAA IIC INDICATES IN THE NARTIVE THE PIC ACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT IN SOMEWAY.  THE FAA IIC RETIRED FROM THE FAA ON 12/31/2020.  ON 3/10/2021, FLM^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AMENDED BLOCK 21B TO INDICATE THE PRIMARY FACTOR AS PILOT INDUCED ERROR AND INDICATED LOSS OF CONTROL AS A SECONDARY FACTOR.

## 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 ERA20CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA098), Feb 2, 2020: Maule M7 (N309MA), Manchester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground-loop.

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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