# Accident 20011106030519A: Maule MX7160, Madison, WI, November 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2001, 12:20 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Morey Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1008° N, 89.5000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1008&lon=-89.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011106030519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 30 FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. HE STATED THE WIND WAS 200 DEGREES AT ELEVEN KNOTS. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF PREMATURELY, AND THEN STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN INTO A MUDDY FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE WHEELS HIT THE MUD THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS WINGS. PILOT STATED THAT WAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2001, AT 1220 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MAULE MX-7, N108MS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 30 (2,971FEET BY 38 FEET, ASPHALT) MOREY AIRPORT (C29), MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA020), Nov 6, 2001: Maule MX-7 (N108MS), Middleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper rotation and failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Additional factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.

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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