# NTSB LAX08CA030: Maule MX-7-180A, N31495, Overgaard, AZ, November 11, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 11, 2007, 16:22 local (23:22 UTC) - Place: Overgaard, AZ - Coordinates: 34.4, -110.533333333333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4000&lon=-110.5333&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 67142 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67142/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA030 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) - terrain condition - berm ## Analysis During the landing roll, the tail wheel configured airplane veered off the right side of the runway, down a steep embankment, and across soft terrain, before the right wing tip collided with a tree. The student pilot stated that after landing, he lost directional control of the airplane. He said he had accumulated 112 hours in this type of airplane but recently had only accumulated 10 landings within the last 90 days. The pilot reported that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Factual narrative On November 11, 2007, about 1622 mountain standard time, a Maule MX-7-180A, N31495, collided with a tree after veering off the runway at Mogollon Airpark, Overgaard, Arizona. The student pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix Arizona, about 1520, with a planned destination of Mogollon Airpark. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated, in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, that after landing, he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered off runway 21 to the right, descended a short embankment, and crossed a swale. The right wing tip contacted a tree and rotated the airplane 30 to 40 degrees to the right. The fuselage, right main gear, and the right wing tip were substantially damaged. The pilot further stated that the embankment and swale was steep and abrupt, and that he expected the airplane to nose over. His estimated speed was about 15 mph. The pilot also reported a moderate crosswind from the left when he exited the airplane. According to the pilot, he had over 100 landings in the month after his solo on July 13, 2007, but only had 10 landings in the 90 days preceding the accident. An aviation routine weather report (METAR) for Mogollon Airpark was issued at 1655. It stated: winds from 240 degrees at 6 knots; temperature 58 degrees Fahrenheit; dew point 26 degrees Fahrenheit; altimeter 30.02 inHg. According to the Mogollon Airpark Home Owner's Association president, runway 21 is 3,420 feet long and 50 feet wide. It also has an overrun of 1,200 feet in length and 30 feet in width. The runway surface is asphalt. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N31495](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31495), registered now, S/N 20032C (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule MX-7-180A - Registry model: [Maule MX-7-180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (registry code 5460186) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20032C - Airframe hours: 1452 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-C4F 180 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: William L. Comstock - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2007 - Departed: KDVT, Deer Valley, AZ - Destination: AZ82, Overgaard, AZ - Airport: AZ82, Mogollon Airpark, runway 21, 3,420 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 51; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 115 total, 112 in this make and model, 44 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: AZ82 ## 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 20071111828869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071111828869A), Nov 11, 2007: Maule MX7180A, Overgaard, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 11, 2007, about 1640 mountain standard time, a Maule MX-7-180A, N31495, collided with a tree after veering off the runway at Mogollon… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.