# Accident 20100403030769A: Maule MXT-7-180, Maybee, MI, April 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Maybee, MI
- Airport: Grass Strip At Residence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0039° N, 83.5156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0039&lon=-83.5156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180 (registry code 5470206, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 635 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403030769A

## Narrative

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

WINDSOCK UTILIZED TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND APPROACH  WAS MADE INTO A MANAGEABLE CROSSWIND AT RESIDENTIAL(EAST/WEST) GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, WHILE ROLLING OUT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE WIND GUST FROM LEFT TO RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT STATED THE WEATHER HE OBTAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY VIA THE INTERNET DID NOT INDICATE THE GUSTY CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL VISUAL DAMAGE INCLUDING PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNTS, NOSE GEAR, 3 OF 4 WING STRUTS, VERTICAL STABALIZER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. (ATTACHMENTS) INVESTIGATION OF THE GRASS RUNWAY INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET BEFORE THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. APPROXIMATELY 25-30 FEET LATER THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND  RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN COMING TO REST 3-4 FEET FROM PROPELLER IMPACT. (ATTACHMENTS)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH OUT INJURY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITNESS STATEMENT (ATTACHMENT)OBTAINED BY INSPECTOR DAL READS AS FOLLOWS:THE WINDS WERE GUSTING HEAVILY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING TOUCHDOWN CUASING THE AIRCRFT TO SKID SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT WING DIPPED SUDDENLY AND STARTED DRAGGING THE GROUND THEN DUG INTO THE GROUND. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE NOSE WENT OVER FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGS CURRENT (ATTACHMENT)

## 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 CEN10CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA187), Apr 3, 2010: Maule MXT-7-180 (N125AB), Maybee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for gusting crosswinds resulting in the loss of directional control while 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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