- Date
- November 6, 2001, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Middleton, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N108MSMaule MX-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20011106030519A
- Case key
- 53737
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper rotation and failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Additional factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway during takeoff and nosed over. The pilot reported the windsock indicated an 8 - 10 knot left crosswind during takeoff. The pilot reported he applied the proper crosswind takeoff techniques and the airplane tracked straight down the centerline. The airplane lifted off the runway after 300 - 400 feet of travel down the runway. After liftoff, the airplane started to track to the right. The pilot reported, "The plane reached a level of a few feet above the ground and than sank back to the ground." He pulled back on the throttle and attempted to abort the takeoff. The airplane's heading at touchdown was about 330 degrees, and it continued to travel across a turf runway and into a plowed cornfield. After traveling about 200 feet in the cornfield, the airplane nosed over in the soft ground. The pilot reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction.
Factual narrative
On November 6, 2001, at 1230 central standard time, a Maule MX-7, N108MS, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway during takeoff and nosed over. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was departing runway 30 (2,971feet by 38 feet, asphalt) Morey Airport (C29), Middleton, Wisconsin, on a local flight. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed.
The pilot reported the windsock indicated an 8 - 10 knot left crosswind during takeoff. The pilot reported he applied the proper crosswind takeoff techniques and the airplane tracked straight down the centerline. He reported the airplane lifted off the runway after 300 - 400 feet of travel down the runway. After liftoff, the airplane started to track to the right. The pilot reported, "The plane reached a level of a few feet above the ground and than sank back to the ground." The pilot reported that he pulled back on the throttle and attempted to abort the takeoff. The airplane's heading at touchdown was about 330 degrees, and it continued to travel across a turf runway and into a stubble cornfield. After traveling about 200 feet in the cornfield, the airplane nosed over in the soft ground. The pilot reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N108MS
- Reported as
- Maule MX-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19015C
- Airframe hours
- 375
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard S. Goldman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 2001 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- C29 · Middleton, WA
- Destination
- Middleton, WA
- Airport
- C29 · Morey Airport, runway 30, 2,971 × 38 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 6, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 709 total · 122 in this make and model · 639 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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