# Accident 19980901022519A: Maule MX7160, Skaneateles, NY, September 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Skaneateles, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8895° N, 76.3708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8895&lon=-76.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6287P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6287P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-160 (registry code 5470203, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980901022519A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) THE PILOT, MR. DONALD TRABOLD, STARTED TAKEOFF WITH TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE. THE PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER MAKING SURE THAT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMMENCING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND MR. TRABOLD WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING HIT SOME TREES, PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF, AND AIRPLANE FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK.(.4) THE TAIL-WHEEL AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING A 1,900 FOOT LONG, 70 FOOT WIDE, GRASS RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, '...FULL POWER WAS BROUGHT UP AND THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT AND NOT HAVING AIRSPEED TO CORRECT, I COULD NOT BRING IT TO CENTERLINE. THE [AIRPLANE] ACCELERATED BUT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT...' THE PILOT THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO LEFT, IMPACTED A TREE, AND FLIPPED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT REMEMBER IF THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT WHEN HE COMMENCED THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 NYC98LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA178), Sep 1, 1998: Maule MX-7-160 (N6287P), Skaneateles, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure maintain directional control and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing factors were trees.

## Other reports on N6287P (1)

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

- [Incident 20000814026099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814026099I), Aug 14, 2000: Maule MX7160 (N6287P), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Landing on runway 35 at jyo the a/c veered sharply to left. Applied full power in stalled condition to save from ground looping and lost control of a/c.…

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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