# NTSB WPR26LA084: Maule M-7-235B, N116G, Cody, WY, January 17, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 17, 2026, 09:39 local (16:39 UTC) - Place: Cody, WY - Coordinates: 44.520614, -109.0231 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5206&lon=-109.0231&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 2, 2026 - 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): 202316 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202316/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202316 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA084 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. ## 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-7-235B, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/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-7-235B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460109), [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-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=5460109), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during landing roll, the airplane began to move to the left, which he applied corrective control inputs to maneuver the airplane to the right. The pilot stated that as the airplane began to move to the right, it began to feel as if it was going to swing around. Subsequently, the left wing tip stuck the runway surface and the airplane swung about 270°, before it settled onto the right main landing gear, which collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and both ailerons. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 22 with calm wind. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N116G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116G), registered now, S/N 23019C, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235B - Registry model: [Maule M-7-235B](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (registry code 5460109) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 23019C - Year built: 1995 - Airframe hours: 2914.4 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 235 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: DK Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2025, 15.1 hours before - Departed: KSHR, Sheridan, WY - Destination: KCOD, Cody, WY - Airport: KCOD, Yellowstone Regional, runway 22, 8,268 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 12, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 126.1 total, 12.8 in this make and model, 126.1 as pilot in command, 12.8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 14 °F, dew point 7 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: KCOD - METAR: METAR KCOD 171556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 M10/M14 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP318 T11001139 FZRANO $ ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 31, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202316. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 319 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19884423&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA084%20-%206120.1%20Original_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 6 pages, 5 photos, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19929463&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA084%20-%20Investigation%20Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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