# Accident 19970720019029A: Maule MX7180A, Long Beach, CA, July 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600XX-2017-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 230 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970720019029A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON JULY 20, 1997, AT 1730 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE MX-7-180A, N600XX, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND COLLAPSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AT THE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT/OWNER, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LONG BEACH AT 1630. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH AN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR FROM THE LONG BEACH FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) INFORMATION PRIOR TO MAKING HIS INITIAL RADIO TRANSMISSION TO LONG BEACH TOWER FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT 1700, LONG BEACH ATIS WAS REPORTING THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 170 AT 11 KNOTS, AND THE ACTIVE RUNWAYS AS 25R AND 25L. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ASKED THE LOCAL CONTROLLER IF THE RUNWAY DIRECTION WAS GOING TO CHANGE TO 16R AND 16L. HE STATED THAT THE TOWER INFORMED HIM THAT NO RUNWAY CHANGE WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE. ON FINAL APPROACH HE CHECKED THE WINDSOCK ON THE RUNWAY AND IT WAS STICKING STRAIGHT OUT, INDICATING 15 KNOTS. HE MADE A STANDARD CROSSWIND LANDING AND LOST CONTROL DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FAA INSPECTOR FOUND NO PREEXISTING ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX97LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA246), Jul 21, 1997: Maule MX-7-180A (N600XX), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during rollout.

## Other reports on N600XX (1)

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

- [Accident 20170301001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170301001829A), Mar 1, 2017: Maule MX-7-180A (N600XX), Live Oak, CA, Substantial damage. Upon landing at it's home base Grass strip, N600XX prop struck the ground and flipped over. 04/05/2017 - Since the damage to the aircraft was evaluated by 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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