# Accident 20001104015769A: Maule MX7180A, St Marys, GA, November 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: St Marys, GA
- Airport: St Marys Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7578° N, 81.5622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7578&lon=-81.5622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3079Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3079Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104015769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C AND GROUND LOOPED THE A/C. THE GROUND LOOP CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 MIA01LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA025), Nov 4, 2000: Maule MX-7-180A (N3079Z), St. Marys, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a sideward skid, a collapsed main landing gear strut, and wing strike.

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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