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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule MXT7180A · Lanai City, HI · March 31, 2001

Date: March 31, 2001 · 13:10 local
Place: Lanai City, HI
Airport: Lanai Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49AA
Reported as: Maule MXT7180A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 270 total25 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Airman landed with slight quartering tailwind. Aircraft was on the centerline, and a gust of wind lifted the right wing. Airman was landing to runway 4. Airman attempted a go-around,raised 1st notch of flaps and impacted the dirt on the left side of the runway as the aircraft drifted with the crosswind. Airman stated that he braked very little as he felt he was just along for the ride at this point. Aircraft flew/slide approximately 480 feet, the right main gear broke off, the propeller was bent and the aircraft came to rest on its nose on the embankment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRMAN LANDED WITH SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE CENTERLINE, AND A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. AIRMAN WAS LANDING TO RUNWAY 4. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND,RAISED 1ST NOTCH OF FLAPS AND IMPACTED THE DIRT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED WITH THE CROSSWIND. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE BRAKED VERY LITTLE AS HE FELT HE WAS JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE AT THIS POINT. AIRCRAFT FLEW/SLIDE APPROXIMATELY 480 FEET, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF, THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE ON THE EMBANKMENT.