# Accident 20230424003529A: Maule MXT-7-180, La Porte, TX, April 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2023, 08:47 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6653° N, 95.0693° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6653&lon=-95.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4008J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4008J-2023-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180 (registry code 5470206, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,359 total, 586 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230424003529A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF A MAULE MXT-7-180 REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 05 AT LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO FLY A MODIFIED LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON THE SAME RUNWAY.  AFTER OVERFLYING RUNWAY 23, THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TIGHT LEFT TURN TO LAND RUNWAY 05, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ROUGHLY 300 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE, SLID APPROXIMATELY 100’, AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO NEARLY EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT.

THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

•	THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF (14 DEGREES & 9 DEGREES) WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE

•	THE AIRCRAFT SPENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IN THE RUNUP AREA

•	THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AT THE TIME OF IMPACT

•	THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED FOR TAKEOFF, AND THE FLAPS WERE SET AT FULL

•	THE ENGINE AIR FILTER WAS APPROXIMATELY 75% CLOGGED

## 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 CEN23FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA164), Apr 24, 2023: Maule MXT-7-180 (N4008J), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for an emergency landing following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and…

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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