# Accident 20210925017369A: Maule MX-7-180A, Elk River, ID, September 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2021, 14:09 local time
- Place: Elk River, ID
- Airport: Elk River Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7874° N, 116.1676° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7874&lon=-116.1676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31876, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31876) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 648 total, 269 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210925017369A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT A RUT CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SWERVE LEFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL.  THE AIRPLANE THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A METAL POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AREA.  THE PILOT WAS 12 YEARS OUT OF CURRENCY AND NOT MEDICALLY QUALIFIED.

## 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 WPR21LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA361), Sep 25, 2021: Maule MX-7-180A (N31876), Elk River, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.

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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