# Accident 20150123002939A: Maule MX-7-180, Georgetown, TX, January 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2015, 15:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6811° N, 97.6792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6811&lon=-97.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N773MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5470205, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,675 total, 14 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150123002939A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING PURCHASE PIC RECEIVED 1.5 HOURS DUAL BEFORE EMBARKING CROSS COUNTRY FROM VIRGINIA TO TEXAS. WHILE LANDING AT GORGETOWN AIRPORT (GTU) PIC OVER CORRECTED FOR CROSSWIND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RE CORRECT BEFORE STRIKING ROCKS IN DRAINAGE DITCH 400 FEET FROM RUNWAY 36 DAMAGING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. NO POST FIRE OR INJURY TO PIC. 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN15CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA134), Jan 23, 2015: Maule MX 7-180 (N773MC), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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