# NTSB CHI98LA133: Maule MXT-7-108A, N327PF, Orland, IN, April 20, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 20, 1998, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Orland, IN
- Coordinates: 41.730838, -85.169342 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7308&lon=-85.1693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1998
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10859/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA133

## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

The pilot reported that the airplane bounced twice while he was landing on a private airstrip.  After the second bounce, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On April 20, 1998, at 1900 eastern daylight time, a Maule MXT-7- 108A, N327PF, operated by a private pilot nosed over following a loss of control while landing on a private airstrip in Orland, Indiana.  The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight and no flight plan was filed.  The flight originated from the same private airstrip.

The pilot reported that while landing to the east the airplane bounced twice.  The nose gear collapsed after the second bounce and the airplane nosed over.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N327PF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327PF), registered now, S/N 21038C, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Maule MXT-7-108A
- Registry model: [Maule MXT-7-180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (registry code 5460187) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-C1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (registry code 41573, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21038C
- Airframe hours: 11
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-C4F 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gaylord Parr
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 28, 1998, 11 hours before
- Airport: Private Airstrip, runway 9, 2,600 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 578 total, 4 in this make and model, 441 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none

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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