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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-7-260C · Tampa, FL · April 23, 2026

Date
April 23, 2026 · 15:26 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Peter O Knight
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41S
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA184
Reported as
Maule M-7-260C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
577 total254 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed tpf.

Did one lap in the pattern.

Upon landing the pilot lost control and veered off runway and struck a sign.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TPF.

DID ONE LAP IN THE PATTERN.

UPON LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SIGN.

NTSB investigation

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