# Accident 20090118002759A: Maule MX7180C, Akron, AL, January 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2009, 14:10 local time
- Place: Akron, AL
- Airport: Strickland/Smalley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8708° N, 87.7309° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8708&lon=-87.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1052U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1052U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180C (registry code 5460189, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090118002759A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA136), Jan 18, 2009: Maule MX-7-180C (N1052U), Akron, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N1052U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080127012959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080127012959I), Jan 27, 2008: Maule MX7180C (N1052U), Aliceville, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 28, 2008, the pilot of N1052U, a Maule MX-7-180C, lost directional control while landing on runway 24 at the Aliceville, Alabama airport…

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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