# Accident 20200624007599A: Maule M-7-260C, Mccall, ID, June 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2020, 08:35 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Airport: Mile Hi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1506° N, 114.9994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1506&lon=-114.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288BC) (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, student
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 247 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624007599A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0835 HRS MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE MODEL M-7-260 AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING ROLL OUT AT MILE HI US FOREST SERVICE STRIP (K10), APPROXIMATELY 48 NM NE OF MCCALL, IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURED IN THE INCIDENT AND STATED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED AND FLIPPED OVER AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AFTER APPLICATION OF MAXIMUM BRAKING IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE TREELINE BORDERING THE END OF THE USABLE LANDING SURFACE. THE 406 ELT ACTIVATED AND ALERTED AFRCC. IDAHO SEARCH AND RESCUE WAS NOTIFIED. THE PIC USED A PORTABLE GPS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO CONTACT FAMILY AND ARRANGE RECOVERY. A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE RELAYED TO ATCC THAT AN AIRPLANE WAS UPSIDE DOWN ON A GRASS STRIP.

## 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 WPR20CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA198), Jun 24, 2020: Maule M7 (N288BC), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach airspeed and landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N288BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20151015017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151015017249A), Oct 15, 2015: Maule M-7-260C (N288BC), Grace, ID, Substantial damage. N288BC, Maule M-7-260C, s/n 30045C flipped over upon landing in a field at Whiskey Creek Ranch Strip south-southeast of Grace Idaho. The aircraft sustained…

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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