- Date
- September 12, 2005, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Capon Bridge, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N627RKMaule MT7-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20050912032319A
- Case key
- 62561
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun and a subsequent impact with trees.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he overran the runway due to excessive airspeed during the final approach. The airplane subsequently impacted small trees. The runway, which was located on the pilot's property, was 1,200 feet long and 50 feet wide. Winds at the time were calm.
Factual narrative
On September 12, 2005, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Maule MT7-235, N627RK, was substantially damaged while landing at River's Edge Farm Airport (38WV), Capon Bridge, West Virginia. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight, between Winchester Regional Airport (OKV), Winchester, Virginia, and Capon Bridge. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he overran the runway, primarily due to excessive airspeed on final approach. The airplane subsequently impacted small trees.
The runway, which was located on the pilot's property, was 1,200 feet long and 50 feet wide. Winds at the time were calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N627RK
- Reported as
- Maule MT7-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18036C
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leonard McMaster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OKV · Winchester, VA
- Destination
- 38WV · Capon Bridge, WV
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 842 total · 57 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
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.
Other investigations on N627RK · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.