What happened
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(-23) The pilot took delivery of a new Maule M7 airplane from the factory in moultrie, GA. On 01/04/01. In the 15 days before the accident he received 23 hours training which included approximately 85 landings in the aircraft. On 1/19/01 the pilot was landing at animas air park, Durango, CO. After touching down and slowing enough to have the tailwheel on the ground the aircraft veered right. The pilot stated he applied full left rudder and applied some power hoping to increase rudder effectiveness. His actions resulted in a hard left turn followed by departure from the left side of the runway. During the uncontrolled departure from the runway the right main gear separated from the aircraft. The left wing strut contacted a runway light knocking the strut loose. The prop struck the ground resulting in a bent prop. The winds were reported to be 080 degrees at 6 knots. Runway 01 was the landing runway. The pilot said he may have encountered a small gust from the right that caused the initial yaw but did not think winds caused the accident. He stated he had apparently overcontrolled when trying to correct for the initial right yaw.(.19) on January 19, 2001, at 1350 mountain standard time, a Maule M-7-235C, N246SV, sustained substantial damage to the left wing when it departed the side of the runway during landing roll at animas airpark. Durango, Colorado. The airline transport pilot sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross country flight operating under title 14 CFR part 19 and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed telluride, Colorado, at approximately 1300. According to the pilot, he lost control during landing roll and the aircraft ground looped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT TOOK DELIVERY OF A NEW MAULE M7 AIRPLANE FROM THE FACTORY IN MOULTRIE, GA. ON 01/04/01. IN THE 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HE RECEIVED 23 HOURS TRAINING WHICH INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 85 LANDINGS IN THE AIRCRAFT. ON 1/19/01 THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT ANIMAS AIR PARK, DURANGO, CO. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AND SLOWING ENOUGH TO HAVE THE TAILWHEEL ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND APPLIED SOME POWER HOPING TO INCREASE RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS. HIS ACTIONS RESULTED IN A HARD LEFT TURN FOLLOWED BY DEPARTURE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE UNCONTROLLED DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING STRUT CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT KNOCKING THE STRUT LOOSE. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN A BENT PROP. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 080 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. RUNWAY 01 WAS THE LANDING RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL GUST FROM THE RIGHT THAT CAUSED THE INITIAL YAW BUT DID NOT THINK WINDS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE HAD APPARENTLY OVERCONTROLLED WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT FOR THE INITIAL RIGHT YAW.(.19) ON JANUARY 19, 2001, AT 1350 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-7-235C, N246SV, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING WHEN IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT ANIMAS AIRPARK. DURANGO, COLORADO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 19 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TELLURIDE, COLORADO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.
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