# Incident 20221213018629I: Maule MT-7-235, Sebring, FL, December 13, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2022, 17:21 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBRING RGNL (SEF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MT-7-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221213018629I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/13/2022, ON SHORT FINAL (KSEF RNWY 01) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SERIES OF OSCILLATIONS RESULTING TOUCHING DOWN AND BOUNCING UP FOR APPROXIMZTELY 80FT THEN TOUCHING DOWN STRIKING THE GROUND AND SETTLING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF RUNWAY 01. AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND ALSO DAMAGED THE PROPELLER.THERE IS SOME SKIN WRINKLING AROUND THE ENGINE COWL AREA.

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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