# Accident 20120208002259A: Maule MX-7-235, Tea, SD, February 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tea, SD
- Airport: Marv Skie-Lincoln County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4552° N, 96.8024° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4552&lon=-96.8024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5664N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5664N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 684 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120208002259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA159), Feb 8, 2012: Maule MX-7-235 (N5664N), Tea, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during a crosswind landing.

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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