# Accident 19990816012339A: Maule MXT7180A, La Pointe, WI, August 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: La Pointe, WI
- Airport: Madeline Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8094° N, 90.6794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8094&lon=-90.6794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N982NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT7180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012339A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY ADN STRUCK TREES. (-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RUNWAY 22. A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLAIR AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND TO BE EXTENDED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DESPITE THE FACT HE HAD FULL RIGHT AILERON APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SMALL SAPLINGS APPROX. 300 FEET OFF OF RUNWAY 22 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI99LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA300), Aug 16, 1999: Maule MXT7-180A (N982NW), Lapointe, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane during a crosswind landing. A factor in this accident was inadequate remedial action by the pilot.

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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