# Accident 20120902021369A: Maule MXT-7-180A, Manzanita, OR, September 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2012, 18:45 local time
- Place: Manzanita, OR
- Airport: Nehalem Bay State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6981° N, 123.9297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6981&lon=-123.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180A (registry code 5460187, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-180A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 40 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902021369A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING RWY 33 WHICH IS HARD SURFACED, 50 FEET WIDE AND 2350 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH RIGHT MAIN WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE AND CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN A SECOND TIME. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ON THE GROUND CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING THEN IMPACTED A TREE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TURN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVEL  APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET BEFORE THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A SECOND TREE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES. HE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A STOP.BOTH WINGS, THE MAIN CABIN STRUCTURE, BOTH AILERONS, THE  PROPELLER, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT, AND NOSE COWLINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR ANY OF THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. PILOT REPORTS PREVAILING WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 310 DEGREES AT 10KTS GUSTING TO 14 KTS.THE PILOT REPORTS THAT APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE AT WHICH TIME HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST FROM THE LEFT AND THE AIRPLANE "DROPPED" TO THE SURFACE CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE ONE TIME AND CONTINUE TO THE RIGHT.PILOT REPORTS THAT HE APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON CONTROL AND COULD NOT PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 WPR12CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA390), Sep 3, 2012: Maule MXT-7-180A (N353LS), Manzanita, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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