# Accident 20070424005499A: Maule MXT7180, Sierra Blanca, TX, April 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sierra Blanca, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2500° N, 105.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2500&lon=-105.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180 (registry code 5470206, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT7180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 14 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424005499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2007 AT 1100 MDT A MAULE MXT-7-180 LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT AN ABANDONED, PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT NEAR SIERRA BLANCA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT, N800CP, REGISTERED TO EYES ON THE BORDER FOUNDATION, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 IN SUPPORT OF THE HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT HORIZON AIRPORT (T27) IN EL PASO, TX AND HAD MADE ONE LANDING AT THE ABANDONED AIRPORT EARLIER IN THE DAY. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 DFW07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA101), Apr 24, 2007: Maule MXT-7-180 (N800CP), Sierra Blanca, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control as result of the pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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