20040403010779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235C · Rocksprings, TX · April 3, 2004

Date
April 3, 2004 · 11:47 local
Place
Rocksprings, TX
Airport
Edwards County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54328
Reported as
Maule M7235C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total22 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft N54238 landed on runway 14 at 69R (Rocksprings, TX). The winds at landing were 070/10 KTS. The airport was closed, however the pilot stated that he obtained permission from the city to land. The aircraft ground looped after touchdown due to wind conditions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N54238 LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT 69R (ROCKSPRINGS, TX). THE WINDS AT LANDING WERE 070/10 KTS. THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED, HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM THE CITY TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AFTER TOUCHDOWN DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS.