# Accident 20241012015759A: Maule M-8-235, Rowlesburg, WV, October 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2024, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rowlesburg, WV
- Airport: Cheat River Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3431° N, 79.6775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3431&lon=-79.6775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-8-235 (registry code 5470211, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-8-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 (registry code 42340, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-8-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,646 total, 91 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241012015759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF SPATIAL AWARENESS WHILE LANDING ON RWY 31. AIRCRAFT NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE REQUIRED PILOT TO USE SIDE WINDOW VIEW. AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF CENTER ON A 5O FOOT WIDE GRASS TURF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT ADJACENT TO RUNWAY ON LEFT-HAND SIDE UPON LANDING.

## 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 ERA25LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA013), Oct 12, 2024: Maule M8 (N205MX), Rowlesburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## Other reports on N205MX (1)

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

- [Accident 20080322012579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080322012579A), Mar 22, 2008: Maule M8235 (N205MX), Grangeville, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot-in-command (PIC) made initial landing on runway 25 at S80, bounced on touchdown and executed a go-around. During the second attempt for landing and…

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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