# Accident 20070517008599A: Maule MXT7180A, St Petersburg, FL, May 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2007, 07:20 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7667° N, 82.6242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7667&lon=-82.6242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1044M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1044M-2007-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT7180A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070517008599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C CLEARED TO LAND RWY 36, AS A/C TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY GUST OF WIND FROM 270 MOVED A/C TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RWY, AS A/C APPROACHED 60 KT. ANOTHER GUST OF WIND BLEW A/C INTO SEAWALL WHERE THE A/C CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS A CROSS WIND NOTED DURING LANDING, TOWER NOTED THAT NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WEST OF RWY, ON OCCASION MAY CAUSE EXTREME TURBULENCE DURING SOME CASES OF GUSTING WINDS FROM THE WEST.

## 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 NYC07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA120), May 17, 2007: Maule MXT-7-180A (N1044M), St Petersburg, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper climb rate to clear an obstacle after aborting the landing. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing,…

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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