- Date
- April 28, 1987, 17:26 local (21:26 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5670CMaule MX-7-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870428011759A
- Case key
- 7420
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was doing touch and go's to become familiar with his new aircraft. On the fifth landing the aircraft started a groundloop and he recovered by adding full power. On the next landing the aircraft again started a groundloop to the right, he added full power but departed the runway. He was unable to stop before the aircraft hit a ditch and nosed down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5670C
- Reported as
- Maule MX-7-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11031C
- Airframe hours
- 10
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C1F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- T. R. Scott
- Registered owner
- Scott, Thomas R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- CMU · Greenville Downtown, runway 36, 5,393 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 474 total · 8 in this make and model · 402 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSP, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.