# Incident 19970807021329I: Maule MX7160, Wilmington, NC, August 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1997, 16:35 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807021329I

## Narrative

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

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 RIGHT RUDDER FOR CORRECTION AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT INAPPROPRIATE CONTROL INPUT WAS APPLIED. TOWER WIND REPORT SHOWS A 60 DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND AT 7 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONSEQUENTLY, THE WIND WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RUDDER AS OPPOSED TO RIGHT AILERON AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTED. PILOT STATED HE HAS 40 HOURS TOTAL (15 LAST 12 MONTHS) IN TYPE AND STATED HE WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

## 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…
- [Accident 19961222039689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039689A), Dec 22, 1996: Maule MX7160 (N3156K), Wilmington, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing and the right main landing gear collapsed.

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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