# Accident 20080621834469A: Maule MX7180A, Angwin, CA, June 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Angwin, CA
- Airport: Angwin-Parrett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5678° N, 122.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5678&lon=-122.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1993F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1993F-2023-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (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 MX7180A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 103 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621834469A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  PILOT REPORTED "JUNE 21, 2008 AT 1000 AT PARRET FIELD (2O3) IN ANGWIN CA, WINDS FROM 290 AT 7 MPH ON RUNWAY 34.  ACCELERATION WAS GOOD AND THE TAIL WAS LIFTED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SPUN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT DUE TO GUST OF WIND" PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH AILERON (YOKE) TO THE LEFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND PILOT REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND APPLIED BRAKES.  AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIND SOCK POLE.  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE, FUSELAGE LONGERON, CYLINDER HEAD, PROP BLADES, LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TORN FROM MOUNT, TAIL WHEEL TORN FROM MOUNT.

## 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 LAX08CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA194), Jun 21, 2008: Maule MX-7-180A (N1993F), Angwin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control.

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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