# Accident 20180519005619A: Maule M-7-235C, Burnet, TX, May 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2018, 11:12 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Municipal Kate Craddock Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7389° N, 98.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7389&lon=-98.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LS-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,747 total, 685 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180519005619A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT) AND HIS WIFE (PASSENGER) WERE TRAVELING FROM GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT-(T82) FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS TO MUNICIPAL KATE CRADDOCK FIELD-(BMQ) BURNET, TEXAS. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE STRONG (16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS) OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. VISIBILITY WAS AT LEAST 10 MILES AND A HIGH CLOUD LAYER APPROXIMATELY 7000 TO 8000 FT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19 AT BMQ. AS HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, ATTEMPTING A FULL STALL LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR WITH THE LEFT WING LIFTING HIGHER THAN THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT APPLIED OPPOSITE AILERON AND RUDDER BUT WITH LOW AIRSPEED THEY BOTH WERE INEFFECTIVE. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO TRY AND FLY OUT OF IT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, THUS THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT HEADING TOWARD THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND FIRST CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO CARTWHEEL AND STOPPING ABRUPTLY OFF OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE TAIL SUSTAINED A HARD IMPACT CAUSING TAIL TO COLLAPSE SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL EMPENNAGE. NO POST CRASH FIRE OR FUEL LEAKS AND ONLY MINOR INJURIES (SCRATCHES AND BRUISES) TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.   WEATHER DATA: KBMQ 191553Z AUTO 17016G28KT 10 5M CLR 26/19 A2988; RMK PEAK WIND 18028/1553

## 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 GAA18CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA287), May 19, 2018: Maule M 7 (N427LS), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions and with an incorrect flap configuration.

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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