# Accident 20020723035799A: Maule MXT7180A, Trenton, GA, July 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Trenton, GA
- Airport: Lookout Mountain Ultralight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9047° N, 85.4597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9047&lon=-85.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-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 MXT7180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723035799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. HENDERSON WAS COMPLETING A FLIGHT TO THE ULTRALIGHT/FLIGHT PARK (OGE3) LOCATED IN TRENTON, GA IN HIS MAULE (MXT-7-180A) AIRCRAFT. THE FIELD IS SHORT AND HE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED THE SHORT FIELD TECHNIQUE REQUIRED TO LAND IN THIS AREA. AS HE CONDUCTED A STEEP APPROACH INTO THE FIELD, HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPROACH, TO SHALLOW THE APPROACH ANGLE, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. ALL HE COULD DO AT THIS POINT WAS GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL (AND AXLE) SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT STRUT FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID AND CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB ON 10-08-02. (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT). THE ENGINE WAS IDLING LOW (LESS THEN 500 RPM). THE ENGINE INITIALLY QUIT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ABRUPTLY ADVANCED FROM THE IDLE POSITION. THE IDLE RPM WAS ADJUSTED TO 700 RPM AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN SMOOTHLY WHEN THE POWER WAS "RAPIDLY ADVANCED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN."

## 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 MIA02LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA138), Jul 23, 2002: Maule MXT-7-180A (N10550), Trenton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to clear the engine during a prolonged approach at idle power resulting in the engine hesitating during application of power to arrest the descent for landing touchdown…

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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