# Accident 20111228030099A: Maule M-7-235, El Dorado, TX, December 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2011, 12:22 local time
- Place: El Dorado, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8622° N, 100.6108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8622&lon=-100.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6129T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235A (registry code 5460107, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D (registry code 41658, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-w1a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 5,400 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111228030099A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING IN A MODERATE (10-12KT) CROSSWIND

## 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 CEN12CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA130), Dec 28, 2011: Maule M-7-235 (N6129T), Eldorado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision-making, which resulted in a loss of control during a crosswind landing.

## Other reports on N6129T (1)

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

- [Incident 20150419005479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150419005479I), Apr 19, 2015: Maule M-7-235A (N6129T), La Ward, TX, Minor damage. The pilot departed beeville, Texas at approximately 11:00 on the morning of 04-19-2015. Approximately 35-40 minutes into the flight the engine began running…

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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