# Accident 20150516007399A: Maule MX-7-180C, Sharps Chapel, TN, May 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2015, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sharps Chapel, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3294° N, 83.8256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3294&lon=-83.8256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N567HW) (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: 225 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516007399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OWNS A GRASS AREA HE CALLS A LANDING STRIP.  THE LANDING STRIP IS 1580 FEET LONG  WITH 75 FOOT TREES AT ONE END.

APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF THIS STRIP TILTS 30 DEGREES DOWN A HILL, NOT DOWN CENTER LINE, BUT WIDTH WISE.  THE UPPER LANDING AREA HAS A NATURAL HUMP CAUSING ANYTHING THAT RUNS OVER IT TO JUMP UP. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT THIS HUMP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SLOPED RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING HIT A LOG CABIN SMOKE STACK IN THE NEAR WOODS.

## 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 GAA15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA074), May 16, 2015: Maule MX 7-180C (N567HW), Sharps Chapel, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with an obstacle during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion and tree strike.

## Other reports on N567HW (1)

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

- [Accident 20111022030119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111022030119A), Oct 22, 2011: Maule MX-7-180C (N567HW), Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot said that the aircraft pulled or weathervaned on landing rollout. The wx conditions at the time of the accident were well within the operational…

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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