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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-235 · Tea, SD · February 8, 2012

Date: February 8, 2012 · 12:00 local
Place: Tea, SD
Airport: Marv Skie-Lincoln County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5664N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA159
Reported as: Maule MX-7-235
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,480 total684 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N5664NRegistered now · Maule MX-7-235S/N 10027C Airframe modelMaule MX-7-235

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What happened

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

On February 8, 2012, at approximately 1230, an MX-7-235 was coming into land at Tea, SD on runway 34. The weather was VFR and the wind was light and variable. After touching down the pilot lost control of the aircraft causing it to ground-loop. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot was the sole occupant onboard and was not injured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230, AN MX-7-235 WAS COMING INTO LAND AT TEA, SD ON RUNWAY 34. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO GROUND-LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

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 CEN12CA159Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTea, SDThe pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during a crosswind landing.Feb 8, 2012 · Substantial damage