# NTSB NYC08CA123: Maule MT-7-235, N16FE, Leonardtown, MD, March 5, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 5, 2008, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Leonardtown, MD - Coordinates: 38.309165, -76.550003 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3092&lon=-76.5500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Washington Dulles - NTSB case key (mKey): 67616 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA123 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67616/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA123 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule MT-7-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=5460175), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure; cases with it: [Maule MT-7-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=5460175), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule MT-7-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=5460175), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airline transport certificated pilot reported that he attempted a landing on runway 29, but was too fast, and aborted the landing. He returned for a second attempt, bounced on the main landing gear, and then "bounced it in pretty hard" on all three landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed, the propeller struck the runway, and the airplane skidded to a stop. The pilot reported that there were no discrepancies with the performance or handling of the airplane. The winds reported 8 miles east of the airport were from 240 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 18 knots. ## Factual narrative The Airline Transport-rated pilot of the Maule MT-7-235 reported that he attempted a landing on runway 29, but was too fast, and aborted the landing. He returned for a second attempt, bounced on the main landing gear, and then "bounced it in pretty hard" on all three landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed, the propeller struck the runway, and the airplane skidded to a stop. The pilot reported that there were no discrepancies with the performance and handling of the airplane. The winds reported 8 miles east were from 240 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported 4 hours of experience in make and model, and that he received no formal training in the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N16FE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16FE-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 18078C (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule MT-7-235 - Registry model: [Maule MT-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (registry code 5460175) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18078C - Airframe hours: 339 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Presidential Airways - Registered owner: EP Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2007 - Departed: ECG, ELIZABETH CITY, NC - Destination: 2W6, Leonardtown, MD - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 5,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 11 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.70 inHg - Observed at: NHK ## 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 20080305837539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080305837539A), Mar 5, 2008: Maule M7235, Leonardtown, MD, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated aircraft was making an uneventful landing when the nose gear collapsed on touch-down causing left wing to contact runway and aircraft to… From the NTSB's public API. 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