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Maule pilot reports a runway excursion into a corn field during landing at an unimproved strip. The aircraft is inspected and leaves removed from the cowling then flown back to home base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1024917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-7 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
On landing; aircraft departed to side of an unimproved strip; went through a few feet of a corn field; and then returned to runway. The aircraft was inspected for damage; with only a minor dent on the underside of the airframe. Engine cowl was removed and engine inspected for foreign objects. No propeller damage was noted; and leaves; etc; were removed from around the engine. Then took off and flew the aircraft back to home base. Although the aircraft flew ok; in hindsight; I should have grounded the aircraft until a more thorough inspection of the aircraft could have been accomplished by a qualified a&P.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maule pilot reports a runway excursion into a corn field during landing at an unimproved strip. The aircraft is inspected and leaves removed from the cowling then flown back to home base.
Narrative: On landing; aircraft departed to side of an unimproved strip; went through a few feet of a corn field; and then returned to runway. The aircraft was inspected for damage; with only a minor dent on the underside of the airframe. Engine cowl was removed and engine inspected for foreign objects. No propeller damage was noted; and leaves; etc; were removed from around the engine. Then took off and flew the aircraft back to home base. Although the aircraft flew ok; in hindsight; I should have grounded the aircraft until a more thorough inspection of the aircraft could have been accomplished by a qualified A&P.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.