# Accident 20231229017819A: Maule M-6-235, Beaumont, TX, December 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2023, 14:35 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Jack Brooks Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0706° N, 94.2158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0706&lon=-94.2158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,209 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231229017819A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLL-OUT AFTER NORMAL STABILIZED LANDING BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A POP OR THUD. WITH THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES, THE AIRPLANE SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP FACING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM DIRECTION OF LANDING. WHEN PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED FROM THE AIRPLANE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN24LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA081), Dec 29, 2023: Maule M-6-235 (N71MS), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop on the runway.

## Other reports on N71MS (2)

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

- [Incident 19850201009499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850201009499I), Feb 1, 1985: Maule M6235 (N71MS), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Weathervaned and pilot used improper controls. A factor also could have been a semi flat tail wheel tire.
- [Accident 19840411016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840411016309A), Apr 11, 1984: Maule M6235 (N71MS), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll collapsing right gear and dragging wing tip.

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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