# Accident 20230320006779A: Maule M-7-235C, Abbeville, SC, March 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1511° N, 82.3545° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1511&lon=-82.3545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79VE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 (registry code 42340, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 849 total, 11 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230320006779A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE MAULE. PILOT STATED THAT HE AND IP FLEW THE LEFT PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 08 AND WERE TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT INTO A SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP.

THERE WAS AN INJURY TO THE I.P. THIS INJURY DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA23LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA160), Mar 20, 2023: Maule M-7-235C (N79VE), Abbeville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot flying could not be determined since both pilots claimed that the other…

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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