# Incident 20251031015869I: Maule M-7-235A, Friday Harbor, WA, October 31, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2025, 11:00 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5240° N, 123.0244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5240&lon=-123.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9234N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235A (registry code 5460107, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5 (registry code 41660, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-w1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251031015869I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR26LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA035), Oct 31, 2025: Maule M-7-235A (N9234N), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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