# NTSB WPR20CA198: Maule M7, N288BC, Yellow Pine, ID, June 24, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 24, 2020, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Yellow Pine, ID - Coordinates: 45.150554, -114.999443 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1506&lon=-114.9994&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 101501 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA198 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101501/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101501 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA198 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper approach airspeed and landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and subsequent nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-260C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=5470112), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-260C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=5470112), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-260C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5470112), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-260C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=5470112), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Maule M-7-260C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5470112), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane decided to land on the airstrip following several successful landings on less challenging back country airstrips. During the approach into the steep, upsloping landing area, the pilot carried more airspeed with the intention of allowing the flare and upslope to arrest the airplane’s forward momentum. The pilot stated that the airplane was too fast and that his flare was not adequate when he touched down further down the airstrip than anticipated and the airplane bounced. When the airplane contacted the ground again, he applied maximum braking as he approached an oncoming cliff at the end of the airstrip, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N288BC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288BC), registered now, S/N 30045C, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M7 (260C) - Registry model: [Maule M-7-260C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (registry code 5470112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (registry code 41807, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30045C - Year built: 2012 - Airframe hours: 280 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Innovations Educational Consulting - Registered owner: Innovations Educational Consulting - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 26, 2019, 70 hours before - Departed: I08, Big Creek Ranger Station, ID - Destination: Mile Hi, ID - Airport: PRIV, Mile Hi, runway 19, 560 × 13 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, waiver time limited special; last flight review October 2, 2019; seat: left; flight hours: 334 total, 247 in this make and model, 269 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F ## 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 20200624007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624007599A), Jun 24, 2020: Maule M-7-260C, Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2020, at approximately 0835 hrs mountain daylight time, a Maule model M-7-260 aircraft lost directional control and flipped over on landing roll… ## Other investigations on N288BC (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 GAA16CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA015), Oct 15, 2015: Maule M 7-260C (N288BC), Grace, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 10, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101501. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40486807&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 382 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40486808&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.