# NTSB CEN10CA187: Maule MXT-7-180, N125AB, Maybee, MI, April 3, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 3, 2010, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Maybee, MI - Coordinates: 42.003887, -83.515556 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0039&lon=-83.5156&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Detroit FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75641 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA187 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75641/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75641 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA187 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for gusting crosswinds resulting in the loss of directional control while landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: high wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 112 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Maule MXT-7-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5470206), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was attempting to land on his private airstrip with high, gusting winds. A local weather station reported that the prevailing wind was out of the south-southwest at 27 knots, gusting to 38 knots. The pilot reported that he aligned with the runway 27 centerline and held a crab into the wind until the landing flare and touchdown. Upon touchdown, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest upside down on the grass runway. The right wing, engine firewall, and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot was attempting to land on his private airstrip with a high, gusting wind condition. A local weather station reported that the prevailing wind was out of the south-southwest at 27 knots, gusting to 38 knots. The pilot reported that he aligned with runway 27 centerline and held a crab into the wind until the landing flare and touchdown. Upon touchdown, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest upside down on the grass runway. The right wing, engine firewall, and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N125AB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125AB), registered now, S/N 14102C, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-180 - Registry model: [Maule MXT-7-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180) (registry code 5470206) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-C1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (registry code 41573, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 14102C - Airframe hours: 822 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-C1F 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Short Field Deliveries, LLC - Registered owner: Short Field Deliveries, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 21, 2009 - Departed: PVT, Hillsdale, MI - Destination: PVT, Maybee, MI - Airport: PVT, Private Airstrip, runway 27, 1,475 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 15, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 735 total, 662 in this make and model, 735 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 27 knots, gusting 38 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.64 inHg - Observed at: KTTF, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100403030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403030769A), Apr 3, 2010: Maule MXT-7-180, Maybee, MI, Substantial damage. Windsock utilized to determine wind direction and approach was made into a manageable crosswind at residential(east/west) Grass strip. The aircraft touched… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 25, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75641. 712 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 712 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329510&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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