20090118002759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-180C · Akron, AL · January 18, 2009

Date
January 18, 2009 · 14:10 local
Place
Akron, AL
Airport
Strickland/Smalley Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1052U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09CA136
Reported as
Maule MX7180C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot in command elected to land on the crosswind runway. Lost control of the airplane on the landing rollout, struck windsock structure during uncontrolled ground loop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO LAND ON THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, STRUCK WINDSOCK STRUCTURE DURING UNCONTROLLED GROUND LOOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N1052U · 1

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