# Accident 20121007024999A: Maule MX-7-180C, Bishop, CA, October 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2012, 12:53 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3731° N, 118.3636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3731&lon=-118.3636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9951, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9951) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180C (registry code 5460189, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 885 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121007024999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 30 AT BISHOP AIRPORT CA. (BIH), HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS MAULE THAT GROUND LOOPED ON ROLE OUT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BIH WX ASOS REPORTED WINDS VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS.  THE BIH AIRPORT MANGER CAPTURED THE WEATHER FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AT THAT REPORT SHOWS WINDS SSE AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS.

## 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 WPR13CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA012), Oct 7, 2012: Maule MX-7-180C (N9951), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable wind conditions and his failure to maintain 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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