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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235A · Friday Harbor, WA · October 31, 2025

Date: October 31, 2025 · 11:00 local
Place: Friday Harbor, WA
Airport: Friday Harbor
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9234N
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26LA035
Reported as: Maule M-7-235A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9234NRegistered now · Maule M-7-235AS/N 4119C · Built 1993 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235A Engine modelLycoming IO-540-W1A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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Landing runway 16 at fhr, the winds were 140/16 KTS. The left crosswind component was approximatley 7-8 KTS. The pilot executed a normal crosswind landing. Touching down on the left main gear first, then the right main gear. As the aircraft weight settled on the right main, the gear failed and collapsed. This caused the aircraft to rotate around the right main gear, and in doing so did a 180 degree turn and came to a stop on the runwy. The only occupant, the pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING RUNWAY 16 AT FHR, THE WINDS WERE 140/16 KTS. THE LEFT CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS APPROXIMATLEY 7-8 KTS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A NORMAL CROSSWIND LANDING. TOUCHING DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST, THEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT SETTLED ON THE RIGHT MAIN, THE GEAR FAILED AND COLLAPSED. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE AROUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND IN DOING SO DID A 180 DEGREE TURN AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWY. THE ONLY OCCUPANT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR26LA035Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportFriday Harbor, WAOn October 31, 2025, at about 1227 Pacific daylight time, a Maule M-7-235A, N9234N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Friday Harbor Airport (FHR), Friday Harbor, Washington. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated…Oct 31, 2025 · Substantial damage