# Accident 19961103034729A: Maule MX7235, Hubbard, MI, November 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1996, 12:21 local time
- Place: Hubbard, MI
- Airport: Vlachos Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7995° N, 83.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7995&lon=-83.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56593 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 31 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961103034729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR ON APPROACH, FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT INITIATED A LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLOAT ABOUT 3/4 OF THE LENGTH OF THE 1,400 FOOT AIRSTRIP BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED TREES AND THE TERRAIN. ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH, THE 1254 EST WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE DIRECTION OF LANDING WAS TO THE NORTH.                                                (-23) ON NOVEMBER 3, 1996, AT 1200 EST A MAULE MK 7-235, N56593, OPERATED BY THOMAS A FAULKNER, A PROPERLY CERTIFICATED PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT CONSOLIDATED HUNT CLUB NEAR HUBBARD LAKE, ALCONA TOWNSHIP, MI. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER, MR. GERALD L. BAREFIELD SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT ARM. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OVER 2/3RDS OF THE WAY DOWN ON THE USEABLE RUNWAY AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GO-AROUND, GUSTY CROSS                                                                      WINDS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT STRIKING A SMALL STAND OF TREES FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONE COMPLETE TURN & 180 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

## 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 CHI97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA019), Nov 3, 1996: Maule MX-7-235 (N56593), Hubbard Lake, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain proper alignment with the airstreip during the go-around (aborted landing). The crosswind and proximity of trees were…

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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