# Incident 19990521015249I: Maule MXT7160, Roswell, NM, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-160 (registry code 5470204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-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 MXT7160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521015249I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 MDT, A MAUL, MXT-7-160, N54HS, OPERATED BY HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY IN ARKEDELPHIA, AR WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM LUBBOCK, TX, TO ROSWELL, NM. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTH OF ROSWELL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER IN ALL QUADRANTS.  THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A NARROW SERVICE ROAD.  UPON TOUCHDOWN STRONG CROSSWINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED CREATING A RIGHT DRIFT.  THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING CLIPPED A MESQUITE TREE BESIDE THE ROAD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OUTER EDGE SKIN ON THE LEFT WING.  THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES.  FILE CLOSED.

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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