20051226029609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M7235 · Moriarty, NM · December 26, 2005

Date: December 26, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place: Moriarty, NM
Airport: Moriarty Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75VX
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06CA027
Reported as: Maule M7235
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 648 total130 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N75VXRegistered now · Maule M-7-235BS/N 4021C · Built 1993 Airframe modelMaule M-7-235B Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 26, 2005, at 1130 MST, a Maule M7-235-B, N75VX, registered to and operated by the pilot, ground looped during landing and came to rest inverted next to the taxiway at Moriarty, NM, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Moriarty, NM on December 26, 2005, at 0840 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 26, 2005, AT 1130 MST, A MAULE M7-235-B, N75VX, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AND CAME TO REST INVERTED NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY AT MORIARTY, NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY, NM ON DECEMBER 26, 2005, AT 0840 MST.

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 DEN06CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMoriarty, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing factors included the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making and the high velocity, gusty winds.Dec 26, 2005 · Substantial damage