Maule M7-260 N5511G
3 November 2001 · North Lima, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 November 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Maule M7-260 registered N5511G, operated by William A. Bieber, was involved in an accident near North Lima, Ohio, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Lima, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bieber's Seaplane Base (OI76)
- Coordinates
- 40.9844, -80.6911
- Aircraft
- Maule M7-260
- Registration
- N5511G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William A. Bieber
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Youngstown → North Lima
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels down landing on water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot owned the "amphibian" airplane, which was equipped with both floats and a retractable wheel landing gear configuration. The pilot performed two runway landings at nearby airport, then returned to land at his private lake. The pilot said he inadvertently landed on the lake with the landing gear wheels in the extended position and the airplane flipped over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1999 | Maule M7-235C | Bennington, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1999 | Maule M7-235C | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1999 | Maule M7-235C | Iuka, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2007 | Maule M7 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2008 | Maule M7 | Cobra River, Manaus, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Maule M7 | Turner, Maine, United States | Tamilyn Slowey | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Piqua, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Monroe Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Cessna 152 | Gallipolis, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2001 | Cessna 152 | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |