NTSB ERA25LA013 — 2024-10-12 · Rowlesburg, West Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N205MX

Make / Model: MAULE M-8-235
Year of manufacture: 1999 · 25 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O-540-B4B5 (235 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20060921
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A1A5BF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N205MX Maule M8 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot stated that during landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the airplane bounced and veered left. When it settled back onto the runway, the left wing contacted two other parked airplanes. The airplane continued to veer left before it contacted trees. The airplane’s wings were both substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ERA25LA013.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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