# NTSB ERA25LA013: Maule M8, N205MX, Rowlesburg, WV, October 12, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 12, 2024, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Rowlesburg, WV
- Coordinates: 39.343082, -79.677501 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3431&lon=-79.6775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195311/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA013

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-8-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5470211), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-8-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5470211), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-8-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5470211), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Maule M-8-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5470211), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Maule M-8-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5470211), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that during landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the airplane bounced and veered left. When it settled back onto the runway, the left wing contacted two other parked airplanes. The airplane continued to veer left before it contacted trees. The airplane’s wings were both substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N205MX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205MX), registered now, S/N 15006C, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M8 (235)
- Registry model: [Maule M-8-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-8-235) (registry code 5470211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-540-B4B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b4b5) (registry code 42340, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15006C
- Year built: 1999
- Airframe hours: 1532.4
- Engines: Lycoming O-540-8485 235 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2024
- Departed: PVT, Curtis, OH
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 56WV, Cheat River Island, runway 13, 2,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS, Onboard weather

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 24, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,649 total, 91 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: CKB, 25 nm away
- METAR: KCKB 121453Z 21009KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01780061 58000

## 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 20241012015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241012015759A), Oct 12, 2024: Maule M-8-235, Rowlesburg, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot reported loss of spatial awareness while landing on rwy 31. Aircraft nose high attitude required pilot to use side window view. Aircraft was left of…

## Other investigations on N205MX (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 LAX08CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA081), Mar 22, 2008: Maule M-8-235 (N205MX), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195311. 21.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17802257&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Witness video (item 2, MP4, 17.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17803004&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=m2-res_1920p%5B1%5D-Rel.mp4
- Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17802594&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos-Rel.pdf

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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