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FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235C · Orange, MA · May 25, 2022

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Date
May 25, 2022 · 12:10 local
Place
Orange, MA
Airport
Orange Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N227YZ
Reported as
Maule M-7-235C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,217 total679 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N227YZRegistered now · Maule M-7-235CS/N 25078C · Built 2002Airframe modelMaule M-7-235CEngine 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.

On may 25, 2022 at approximately 1210EST, civil aircraft N227YZ, a maul aircraft model M-7-235C, serial number 25078C was involved in an incident. The aircraft was being operated by privacy data omitted when the aircraft struck a taxiway sign after landing in the turf adjacent to runway 32 at Orange Municipal Airport (ore) in Orange, Massachusetts. According to privacy data omitted he departed sfz to ore for the purpose of bringing his aircraft for scheduled maintenance. According to a statement by privacy data omitted "I landed N227YZ on the grass to the right and parallel to runway 32. When the plane slowed down to 5-10 mph I

Initiated a 90 degree right hand turn perpendicular to taxiway a ahead. I proceeded to the taxiway and about 20 -30 yards from taxiway a I turned more to the right (approximately 20-30 degrees) to direct the plane towards the tie down area. Plane's propeller approximately 5-10 seconds after turning struck the taxiway a marker box and I continued toward the taxiway. Light box collided with the lower right section of the main fuselage in front of the right wheel strut. I continued forward to and past taxiway a and shut down the engine. Shortly after shutting down pushed the plane with help to the tie down area." The aircraft sustained damage to all three propeller blades, the lower right engine cowling and fuelsage belly panel. There was minor damage to the taxi sign. privacy data omitted, The sole occupant sustained no injuries there were no other persons or aircraft involved in this accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 25, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1210EST, CIVIL AIRCRAFT N227YZ, A MAUL AIRCRAFT MODEL M-7-235C, SERIAL NUMBER 25078C WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AFTER LANDING IN THE TURF ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 32 AT ORANGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ORE) IN ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE DEPARTED SFZ TO ORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING HIS AIRCRAFT FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ "I LANDED N227YZ ON THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 32. WHEN THE PLANE SLOWED DOWN TO 5-10 MPH I

INITIATED A 90 DEGREE RIGHT HAND TURN PERPENDICULAR TO TAXIWAY A AHEAD. I PROCEEDED TO THE TAXIWAY AND ABOUT 20 -30 YARDS FROM TAXIWAY A I TURNED MORE TO THE RIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 20-30 DEGREES) TO DIRECT THE PLANE TOWARDS THE TIE DOWN AREA. PLANE'S PROPELLER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS AFTER TURNING STRUCK THE TAXIWAY A MARKER BOX AND I CONTINUED TOWARD THE TAXIWAY. LIGHT BOX COLLIDED WITH THE LOWER RIGHT SECTION OF THE MAIN FUSELAGE IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUT. I CONTINUED FORWARD TO AND PAST TAXIWAY A AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. SHORTLY AFTER SHUTTING DOWN PUSHED THE PLANE WITH HELP TO THE TIE DOWN AREA." THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES, THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AND FUELSAGE BELLY PANEL.THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAXI SIGN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS OR AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.