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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule MT-7-235 · New Cumberland, PA · May 1, 2020

Date: May 1, 2020 · 14:25 local
Place: New Cumberland, PA
Airport: Capital City Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N136CP
Reported as: Maule MT-7-235
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,413 total35 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N136CPRegistered now · Maule MT-7-235S/N 18071C · Built 2002 Airframe modelMaule MT-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

05/01/2020 Pilot took off from cxy on a personal pleasure flight to maintain proficiency. Pilot flew to carlisle training area to do some air work and practice landings at N94. Pilot returned to cxy approximately 1.5 hours later. Pilot received clearance for a left downwind approach to runway 30. Pilot touched down and bounced approximately 20 feet in the air. This happened three more times and on the fourth touchdown the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

05/01/2020 PILOT TOOK OFF FROM CXY ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY. PILOT FLEW TO CARLISLE TRAINING AREA TO DO SOME AIR WORK AND PRACTICE LANDINGS AT N94. PILOT RETURNED TO CXY APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS LATER. PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AND ON THE FOURTH TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N136CP · 1

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

Incident 20170708007099ITakeoff: Climb Out · Fredericksburg, PAAircraft N136CP was conducting glider tow operations at Farmers Pride Airport (9N7). Aircraft had completed nine tows prior to the event. During initial climb N136CP lost engine power and aircraft executed an emergency landing approximately 300-400 feet of…Jul 8, 2017 · No damage