Maule MX-7-235 N420CD

Summary

On 4 December 2004 at about 23:00 local time, a Maule MX-7-235 registered N420CD was involved in an accident near Hermiston, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 December 2004 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hermiston, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.5667, -119.4153

Aircraft

Maule MX-7-235

Registration

N420CD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hermiston → Hermiston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05LA024

Nobody was injured.

An improper flare and descent rate during landing resulting in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after flying around the local area for about one hour, he decided to land in an open field. The pilot reported that he set-up a normal approach to land over a 30 to 40 foot obstacle. After clearing the obstacle, he lowered the nose of the aircraft, then flared for the landing. The flare did not adequately arrest the descent rate and the aircraft touched down hard subsequently collapsing both main landing gear. The aircraft slid on its belly for about 100 to 150 feet before coming to rest.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.