# Accident 20101001047779A: Maule MXT-7-180A, Magnolia, AR, October 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Magnolia, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: H2US
- Location: 33.1525° N, 93.2197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1525&lon=-93.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N152HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4F (registry code 42290, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-180A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001047779A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 1, 2010, AT 2050 CST, A MAULE, N152HS, REGISTERED TO HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY, WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA, AR (AGO), WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ARKADELPHIA, AR (M89), TRAVELED TO MONROE, LA (KMLU) WITH A FULL STOP AND TAKE OFF FROM KMLU, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO M89.

## 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 CEN11LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA005), Oct 2, 2010: Maule MXT-7-180A (N152HS), Magnolia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to properly install an oil drain line after he replaced a cylinder, which caused the engine to seize in flight due to a lack of lubrication.

## Other reports on N152HS (1)

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

- [Incident 20140926017069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140926017069I), Sep 26, 2014: Maule MXT-7-180A (N152HS), Arkadelphia, AR, Minor damage. On September 26, 2014 at 1530 CDT, a 2007 Maule MXT-7-180, N152HS, registered to henderson state university, experienced an engine failure while on climb out…

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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