- Date
- March 28, 2014, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dora, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N10503Maule MX 7-180B
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 2015
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- FAA report
- 20140328004909A
- Case key
- 89002
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Probable cause
The pilot's bounced landing and delayed decision to go around, which resulted in collision with a fence during the go around.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot performed one stop and go landing on the unimproved landing area. During the second landing attempt he bounced the initial landing, added power to recover, and attempted to land again about midfield. The pilot evaluated the distance remaining and elected to go around. After adding power and committing to the takeoff, the pilot recognized he would not be able to maintain obstacle clearance and attempted to maneuver to a fly over a low fence crossing. The airplane impacted the fence, and came to an immediate stop. The airplane's right main landing gear was bent aft resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
The pilot performed one stop and go landing on the unimproved landing area. During the second landing attempt he bounced the initial landing, added power to recover, and attempted to land again about midfield. The pilot evaluated the distance remaining and elected to go around. After adding power and committing to the takeoff, the pilot recognized he would not be able to maintain obstacle clearance and attempted to maneuver to a fly over a low fence crossing. The airplane impacted the fence, and came to an immediate stop. The airplane's right main landing gear was bent aft resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10503
- Reported as
- Maule MX 7-180B (180B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22016C
- Built
- 1998
- Airframe hours
- 725.7
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Parthenon LLC
- Registered owner
- Parthenon LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 3, 2014
- Departed
- KFSM · Fort Smith, AR
- Destination
- Harrison, AR
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
- 61
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Military, Flight engineer, Airline transport, Flight instructor, Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- March 3, 2014
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,150 total · 20 in this make and model · 6,500 as pilot in command · 36.5 in the last 90 days · 20.6 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- KFSM, 9 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2015, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 848 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.