# Accident 20100730043209A: Maule MX-7-180A, Pleasant Hill, IL, July 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pleasant Hill, IL
- Airport: Pleasant Hill Area
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6389° N, 90.7783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6389&lon=-90.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730043209A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N17MX, A MAULE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO SPI WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DETEORIATED NEAR THE WEST CENTRAL TOWN OF PITTSFIELD, ILLINOIS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO HELD NO INSTRUMENT RATING, ELECTED TO CONDUCT A PRECATIONARY OFF-FIELD LANDING IN VIEW OF THOSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN HIS ATTEMPT, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON A GRAVEL FARM ROAD BORDERED BY CORN FIELDS. DURING HIS ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DITCH TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO THE MATURE CORN ROWS ADJACENT THE ROAD. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CEN10CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA452), Jul 30, 2010: Maule MX-7-180A (N17MX), Pittsfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during a precautionary off-field landing that he performed after encountering deteriorating weather conditions.

## Other reports on N17MX (1)

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

- [Incident 20080406832409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406832409I), Apr 6, 2008: Maule MX7180A (N17MX), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Airman landing on runway 13 at the Springfield Capital airport, lost control allowing the aircraft to ground loop. The aircraft's left wing and left main…

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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