20100911050589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-180 · Willows, CA · September 11, 2010

Date: September 11, 2010 · 16:45 local
Place: Willows, CA
Airport: Willows-Glen County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6138Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10CA455
Reported as: Maule MX-7-180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total480 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6138YRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2011 · Maule MX-7-180S/N 11061C Airframe modelMaule MX-7-180

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During a normal landing at the Willows, Glen-county airport, CA, the aircraft ground looped during rollout. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the landing. Substantial damage was sustained by the propeller, landing gear and wings. The aircraft was inspected after the accident when it was relocated to a nearby salvage facility. The flight controls were continuous and operated in the correct manner (rudder and elevators). The wings were removed for transport so the ailerons and flaps were not examined. The rudder pedals operated smoothly with no restrictions. The tail wheel functioned normally. The main landing gear wheels rotated smoothly and showed no mechanical irregularities. It appears that the aircraft was functioning normally when the accident happened. Pilot reported brakes felt like they were grabbing and te the peddle movement was stiff.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT THE WILLOWS, GLEN-COUNTY AIRPORT, CA, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHEN IT WAS RELOCATED TO A NEARBY SALVAGE FACILITY. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CONTINUOUS AND OPERATED IN THE CORRECT MANNER (RUDDER AND ELEVATORS). THE WINGS WERE REMOVED FOR TRANSPORT SO THE AILERONS AND FLAPS WERE NOT EXAMINED. THE RUDDER PEDALS OPERATED SMOOTHLY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. THE TAIL WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS ROTATED SMOOTHLY AND SHOWED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. PILOT REPORTED BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GRABBING AND TE THE PEDDLE MOVEMENT WAS STIFF.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR10CA455Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWillows, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control.Sep 11, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6138Y · 1

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

Accident 19920727027609ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lovelock, NVLost directional control and ground looped on landing. Noted dust devils in areaJul 27, 1992 · Substantial damage