# Accident 19920727027609A: Maule MX7180, Lovelock, NV, July 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1992, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Airport: Derby Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3194° N, 118.2010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3194&lon=-118.2010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6138Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138Y-2011-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5470205, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,189 total, 149 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727027609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. NOTED DUST DEVILS IN AREA

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA317), Jul 28, 1992: Maule MX-7-180 (N6138Y), Lovelock, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PRESENCE OF DUST DEVILS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N6138Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100911050589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100911050589A), Sep 11, 2010: Maule MX-7-180 (N6138Y), Willows, CA, Substantial damage. During a normal landing at the Willows, Glen-county airport, CA, the aircraft ground looped during rollout. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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