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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-235 · Denver, CO · April 13, 2003

Date: April 13, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Front Range Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N44UG
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA080
Reported as: Maule MX7235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 510 total42 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N44UGRegistered now · Maule MX-7-235S/N 10088C · Built 1991 Airframe modelMaule MX-7-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) PIC ground looped his aircraft while practicing crosswind landings in a tail wheel aircraft. Pilot stated he was practicing crosswind landings, and the approach and landing were normal until the rollout at which point he lost control and ground looped the aircraft. An annual was performed on the aircraft on 13 sep 2002. Pilot is in europe on business, privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC GROUND LOOPED HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS, AND THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE ROLLOUT AT WHICH POINT HE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. AN ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT ON 13 SEP 2002. PILOT IS IN EUROPE ON BUSINESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatkins, COthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll out. Contributing factors were the unlocked tailwheel.Apr 14, 2003 · Substantial damage