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FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-160 · Carthage, TN · January 11, 2017

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Date
January 11, 2017 · 15:47 local
Place
Carthage, TN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3156K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA083
Reported as
Maule MX-7-160
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N3156KRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Maule MX-7-160S/N 19036CAirframe modelMaule MX-7-160

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was attempting to land at his private airstrip. The runway a grass strip in a cow pasture, approximately 1100 feet in length and 75 feet wide with 50-70 feet of elevation change from base to end with a landing direction of 350 degrees. Exact wind conditions on site were not available but the strip did have a wind sock. Emergency services on the ground stated the wind was strong and gusting out of the south, with bna reporting the winds being 19016G23KT at the time of accident. While attempting to land, we believe, the pilot realized his landing speed was to high, possibly due to the winds, after he was committed to land. Due to obstacles at the end of the runway he applied power and banked left attempting a go around. Probably due to the low airspeed and the flaps being set to full (position 4), the aircraft appeared to have stalled. The left wing tip impacted the ground first, approximately 900 feet down the runway and 200 feet left of the runway with the aircraft looping around the wing until the propeller struck the ground and the aircraft came to rest on its nose. The crash site was approximately 900 feet down the runway and 230 feet left of the runway, 30 feet away from where the left wing struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE RUNWAY A GRASS STRIP IN A COW PASTURE, APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET IN LENGTH AND 75 FEET WIDE WITH 50-70 FEET OF ELEVATION CHANGE FROM BASE TO END WITH A LANDING DIRECTION OF 350 DEGREES. EXACT WIND CONDITIONS ON SITE WERE NOT AVAILABLE BUT THE STRIP DID HAVE A WIND SOCK. EMERGENCY SERVICES ON THE GROUND STATED THE WIND WAS STRONG AND GUSTING OUT OF THE SOUTH, WITH BNA REPORTING THE WINDS BEING 19016G23KT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, WE BELIEVE, THE PILOT REALIZED HIS LANDING SPEED WAS TO HIGH, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WINDS, AFTER HE WAS COMMITTED TO LAND. DUE TO OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE APPLIED POWER AND BANKED LEFT ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND. PROBABLY DUE TO THE LOW AIRSPEED AND THE FLAPS BEING SET TO FULL (POSITION 4), THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED. THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST, APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 200 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT LOOPING AROUND THE WING UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 230 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, 30 FEET AWAY FROM WHERE THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17LA083Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarthage, TNThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during the landing flare.Jan 11, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3156K · 3

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

Incident 20090605009999ILanding · Everglades, FL(-23) Pilot stated he failed to control aircraft during landing phase due to crosswind. He stated that the aircraft veered off the runway and impacted the trees.Jun 5, 2009 · Minor damageIncident 19970807021329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wilmington, NCNarrative: the pilot stated that he performed a normal 3 point landing and that during the landing rollout, he felt the left main "sag". He stated he applied right rudder for correction and the airplane ground looped. Investigation indicated that…Aug 7, 1997 · Minor damageAccident 19961222039689AWilmington, NCAircraft ground looped on landing and the right main landing gear collapsed.Dec 22, 1996 · Substantial damage