# Incident 20020906032999I: Maule MX7180, Dallas, TX, September 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56557, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56557) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5470205, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906032999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N56557 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13L AT LOVEFIELD IN A 10-15 KNOT CROSS-WIND, THE PILOT DID NOT USE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS CORRECTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N56557 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941027039939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941027039939I), Oct 27, 1994: Maule MX7180 (N56557), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Lost control and ground looped the tail dragger.

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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