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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX7180 · Eufaula, AL · August 24, 1988

Date
August 24, 1988 · 17:30 local
Place
Eufaula, AL
Airport
Weedon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56606
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA237
Reported as
Maule MX7180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C1F
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed along side of runway on the grass to save tire wear. Ground looped trying to regain runway on runway lip.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY ON THE GRASS TO SAVE TIRE WEAR. GROUND LOOPED TRYING TO REGAIN RUNWAY ON RUNWAY LIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.