# NTSB CHI05CA264: Maule MT-7-260, N42619, Decatur, IN, September 14, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 13, 2005, 18:45 local (Sep 14, 2005, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Coordinates: 40.815277, -84.927497
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8153&lon=-84.9275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA264
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62624/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA264

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to land on a runway with a tailwind, the improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the loss of control during landing roll.  Factors included the tailwind and the post.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - pole (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of runway 36.  The pilot reported that he landed to the north and that the wind was from the southwest at 5 to 10 knots.  He reported, "I bounced the aircraft on landing.  This unsettled the aircraft and I lost control."  The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and hit a post.

## Factual narrative

On September 13, 2005, at 1845 central standard time, a Maule MT-7-260, N42619, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of runway 36 (2,200 feet by 70 feet, grass) at Gage Airport, Decatur, Indiana.  The private pilot was not injured.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed Lynchburg, Virginia, at 1545.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.  No flight plan was filed.

The pilot reported that he landed to the north and that the wind was from the southwest at 5 to 10 knots.  He reported, "I bounced the aircraft on landing.  This unsettled the aircraft and I lost control."  The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and hit a post.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42619 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Maule MT-7-260
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27007C
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dennis Scheumann
- Registered owner: Dasco Motors, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LYH, Lynchburg, VA
- Destination: 13IN, Decatur, IN
- Airport: 13IN, Gage Airport, runway 36

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 433 total, 110 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20050913026039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050913026039A), Sep 13, 2005: Maule MT7260, Decatur, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The VFR flight originated at lynchburg, Virginia, with the pilot being the sole occupant of N42619, with a planned destination of decature Gage Airport,…

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.

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