19881225056309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M7235 · Harrisonville, MO · December 25, 1988

Date
December 25, 1988 · 11:42 local
Place
Harrisonville, MO
Airport
Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N132HL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA044
Reported as
Maule M7235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
164 total8 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Began to ground loop landing in gusty wind. Aborted the landing, began a go around, lost control avoiding trees.

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. ABORTED THE LANDING, BEGAN A GO AROUND, LOST CONTROL AVOIDING TREES.

NTSB investigation

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