# Accident 20051226029609A: Maule M7235, Moriarty, NM, December 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9856° N, 106.0008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9856&lon=-106.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75VX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75VX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 648 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051226029609A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN06CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA027), Dec 26, 2005: Maule M-7-235 (N75VX), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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