# Accident 19961222039689A: Maule MX7160, Wilmington, NC, December 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1996
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3156K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3156K-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-160 (registry code 5470203, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3156K (3)

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

- [Accident 20170111000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170111000059A), Jan 11, 2017: Maule MX-7-160 (N3156K), Carthage, TN, Substantial damage. The pilot was attempting to land at his private airstrip. The runway a grass strip in a cow pasture, approximately 1100 feet in length and 75 feet wide with…
- [Incident 20090605009999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090605009999I), Jun 5, 2009: Maule MX7160 (N3156K), Everglades, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he failed to control aircraft during landing phase due to crosswind. He stated that the aircraft veered off the runway and impacted the…
- [Incident 19970807021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807021329I), Aug 7, 1997: Maule MX7160 (N3156K), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that he performed a normal 3 point landing and that during the landing rollout, he felt the left main "sag". He stated he applied…

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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