# Accident 19970419006159A: Maule MX7180, Lakeville, MN, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997, 09:01 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6695° N, 93.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6695&lon=-93.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5666N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5666N-1999-03-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006159A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED NOSE HIGH FROM HARD LANDING WING STALLED AND HIT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED INTO SOFT FIELD . TOO SLOW. (-23) EYEWITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT MAKE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY AIRCRAFT BECOMING AIRBORNE IN NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE.  LEFT WING DROPPED, CONTACTED RUNWAY, AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT THEN CARTWHEELED OFF OF AIRPORT IN PLOWED FIELD.  RUNWAY IN USE: 29.  WIND REPORTED AS 34008KT.  AIRCRAFT IS A S.T.O.L. TYPE.  ESTIMATED LANDING SPEED APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS.  IN MY OPINION, CROSSWIND AGGRAVATED A NEAR STALL CONDITION CAUSING LEFT WING TO DROP.  EFFECTIVE FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSE WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE.

## 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 CHI97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA107), Apr 19, 1997: Maule MX-7-180 (N5666N), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind.

## Other reports on N5666N (2)

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

- [Incident 19950828034709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828034709I), Aug 28, 1995: Maule MX7180 (N5666N), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Gust of wind landing caused sharp swerve and ground loop. Not pilot error. Apparently encountered. Dust devil.
- [Incident 19870516053979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516053979I), May 16, 1987: Maule MX7180 (N5666N), Cameron Park, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing and veered off the runway side.

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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