# NTSB FTW86LA105: Maule M7-235, N232T, New Orleans, LA, June 5, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1986, 15:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22036/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA105

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL WHEN HE FAILED TO COMPENSATE ADEQUATELY FOR THE X-WIND RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N232T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232T), registered now, S/N 10021C, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7-235
- Registry model: [Maule MX-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (registry code 5470207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10021C
- Airframe hours: 75
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-W/A 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John A. Mccarthy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 28, 1986, 50 hours before
- Departed: DHN, DOTHAN, AL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: NEW, New Orleans Lakefront, runway 18L, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 30 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: NEW

## 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 19860605022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860605022859A), Jun 5, 1986: Maule M7235, New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Ground looped during the landing roll with a slight quartering headwind.

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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