# NTSB CEN15WA440: Maule MX7, Munster, Switzerland, July 18, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 18, 2015, 08:57 local (08:57 UTC)
- Place: Munster, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 46.480278, 8.263333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4803&lon=8.2633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Swiss Transportation Safety Board
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA440
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92159/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA440

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 18, 2015 about 0857 UTC, a Maule MX7-235 airplane, Swiss registration HB-KDF, impacted terrain during a go around near the Munster Airport (LSPU), near Munster, Switzerland. The pilot and two passengers sustained minor injuries and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane received substantial damage during the impact. The local flight departed from LSPU at time unknown. This Investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. Any further information may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board Aviation Division Aeropole 1, Route de Morens, 1530 Payerne Switzerland Telephone: +41 58 466 33 00 Facsimile: +41 58 466 33 01 E-mail: info@sust.admin.ch This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-KDF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7 (235)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10117
- Engines: Lycoming reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Segelfluggruppe Winterthur
- Registered owner: Segelfluggruppe Winterthur
- Destination: Munster
- Airport: Münster

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: minor

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.

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