# Incident 20150419005479I: Maule M-7-235A, La Ward, TX, April 19, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2015, 11:35 local time
- Place: La Ward, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8464° N, 96.4649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Ward, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8464&lon=-96.4649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6129T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235A (registry code 5460107, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D (registry code 41658, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-w1a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,675 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150419005479I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED BEEVILLE, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 ON THE MORNING OF 04-19-2015. APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY IRRATIC TO THE POINT THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARMERS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.25 MILES NORTH OF LA WARD, TEXAS OFF STATE HIWAY 172. POST EXAMINATION INDICATED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IN THE AREA OF THE CRANKSHAFT AND CONNECTING RODS. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6129T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111228030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111228030099A), Dec 28, 2011: Maule M-7-235 (N6129T), El Dorado, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot ground looped while landing in a moderate (10-12KT) crosswind

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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