# Accident 20191020019469A: Maule MX-7-180A, Muskeget Island, MA, October 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2019, 13:39 local time
- Place: Muskeget Island, MA
- Airport: Muskeget Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3348° N, 70.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGET ISLAND (MA55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3348&lon=-70.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1052T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1052T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4F (registry code 42290, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191020019469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KACK TOWARDS MA55. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP AT MA55. PILOT MADE 3 PASSES AND ATTEMPTED LANDING ON FINAL PASS. PILOT STATED ON TOUCHDOWN THERE WAS A SLIGHT BOUNCE AND AIRCRAFT STARTED ON TRACK VEERING TO THE RIGHT. BRANCHES STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF ELEVATOR. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND THEN DECIDED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER FOR A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK BRUSH AT THE END OF THE LANDING STRIP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1052T (1)

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

- [Accident 20250810010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250810010939A), Aug 10, 2025: Maule MX-7-180A (N1052T), Muskeget Island, MA, Substantial damage. At approximately 1056 EST the pilot attempted to land the aircraft on MA55. On first attempt the pilot stated that there were lumps or runts in the grass strip…

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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