# Accident 20031104033519A: Maule M7235C, Truth Or Conseq, NM, November 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2003, 17:50 local time
- Place: Truth Or Conseq, NM
- Airport: Truth Or Conseqences Municipal Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2367° N, 106.2717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2367&lon=-106.2717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,479 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031104033519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 4, 2003, AT 1750 MT, A MAULE M-7-235C, N246SV, OPERATED BY MR. CLINTON C. VIEBROCK, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TCS), TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TELLURIDE, COLORADO, AT 1530 MST. THEPILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING, HE RECEIVED WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE ASOS THAT REPORTED WINDS FROM 280 DEGREES TO 250 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. AS THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, IT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED RUDDER CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE GROUND LOOP COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND SEPARATED THE TAIL. ABQ FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY NTSB ON 11/21/03.

## 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 DEN04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA022), Nov 5, 2003: Maule M-7-235C (N246SV), Truth or Conseq, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate flare and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the night light conditions.

## Other reports on N246SV (1)

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

- [Accident 20010119000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010119000739A), Jan 19, 2001: N246SV, Durango, CO, No damage. (-23) The pilot took delivery of a new Maule M7 airplane from the factory in moultrie, GA. On 01/04/01. In the 15 days before the accident he received 23 hours…

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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