# Accident 20260423010519A: Maule M-7-260C, Tampa, FL, April 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2026, 15:26 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9153° N, 82.4503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9153&lon=-82.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D (registry code 41807, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-V4A5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total, 254 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260423010519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TPF.

DID ONE LAP IN THE PATTERN.

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

## 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 ERA26LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA184), Apr 23, 2026: Maule M-7-260C (N41S), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, collision with a runway sign, and nose over.

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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