# Accident 20080101857909A: Estumk MAC145B, Arcola, TX, January 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N579RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Estumkeda Ltd DBA Micco Acft MAC-145B (registry code 5660002, https://openairdocs.org/model/estumkeda-ltd-dba-micco-acft-mac-145b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ESTUMK MAC145B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 263 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080101857909A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST ON JANUARY 1, 2008, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING A 15-20 KNOT CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (KAXH) IN ARCOLA, TX.  AFTER ARRIVING ON-SCENE, AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND JUST OFF OF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF LANDING WITH THE LH MLG COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LH WING, LH FLAP, RH AILERON, AND PROPELLER.  FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO LH MLG, RH WING, RH MLG, AND FUSELAGE.  FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GONZALES, TX (T20) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CST WITH ONLY THE PILOT AND HER DOG ON BOARD.  WINDS WERE REPORTED AS: METAR KSGR 012153Z 36015G20KT 10SM CLR 13/M10 A3062 RMK AO2 SLP376 T01331100.

## 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 DFW08CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA054), Jan 1, 2008: Micco MAC-145B (N579RM), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the prevailing 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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