Maule

The airplane was substantially damaged at about 1435 Pacific time when it veered off the runway and struck a ditch while landing. The pilot/owner was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed.

The airplane ground looped at about 0755 Mountain time after landing. The solo pilot received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing. Visual conditions prevailed.

The float-equipped airplane was substantially damaged at about 1350 Eastern time when it impacted the ground during approach. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured.

The pilot had accrued 13 hours of time in the tailwheel-equipped airplane and was conducting his first solo landing. He performed a three-point landing and, as the airplane slowed, it veered to the left. He applied right rudder to correct and the airplane began to roll to the right.

At 2100 Central time, the airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after a total loss of engine power. The private pilot and a passenger were not injured. Night visual conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, he was at 2500 feet when he heard a knocking sound in the engine. He proceeded toward the nearest airport, declared an emergency, and noted that the oil pressure gauge read “0” and the oil temperature gauge was “high.”

The airplane suffered substantial damage when it impacted terrain at about 1915 Eastern time. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. After liftoff, smoke was observed trailing from the airplane. It turned right, toward the pilots destination, and climbed to about 60 feet agl. By this time, the smoke stopped.

The amphibious airplane was substantially damaged at about 1600 Central time when it nosed over while performing a water landing. The pilot sustained minor injuries; the passenger was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed.

The pilot reported that climbing to about 25 feet after takeoff, but the airplane did not feel right so he pulled the throttle off to abort the takeoff. The airplane stalled and landed hard, collapsing the right landing gear main mount. The airport manager documented that the airplanes wing had approximately inch of wet snow covering 2/3 of the wings upper surface. The pilot stated that he had performed a preflight inspection that involved clearing some of the snow from around the wings vortex generators with his fingers.

At about 1300 central time, a Maule M-5-235C nosed over while landing at a private airstrip near Jay. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said he performed two touch-and-go landings without incident, then remained in the pattern for another touch-and-go landing. He said he touched down with 20 degrees of flaps extended within the first third of the 2,000-foot long runway, the airplane bounced but he did not go around because of powerlines that were located at the end of the runway. The airplane touched down again in a tail-low attitude with about 1,000 feet of runway remaining, and the pilot applied the brakes to stop. The airplane nosed over, coming to rest near the departure end….

At 15:16 CST, a Maule M7-235 ground looped during landing at the Iuka Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said that, while he was landing on runway 18, the right rudder pedal went to the floor. The aircraft ground looped and received major structural damage to the fuselage where the right main gear attaches. Inspectors found the rudder cable had pulled loose from the nicopress fitting and sleeve. The aircraft tach showed 18.5 hours and the Hobbs meter indicated 21.3 hours total time since new. The rudder cable and nicopress fitting were removed for further examination….