- Date
- July 27, 1992, 17:20 local (Jul 28, 1992, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lovelock, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6138YMaule MX-7-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920727027609A
- Case key
- 27703
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the presence of dust devils in the vicinity of the airport.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said that when he overflew the airport the wind sock was limp. After touchdown, the aircraft began a gentle turn to the right which he corrected. After a ground roll of about 300 feet the aircraft made an abrupt left turn. The pilot said he lost directional control and the aircraft ground looped. The pilot also stated that after the accident he noted the presence of dust devils in the vicinity of the airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6138Y
- Reported as
- Maule MX-7-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11061C
- Airframe hours
- 240
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Perez
- Registered owner
- Charles Perez
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1991 · 88 hours before
- Departed
- WVI · Watsonville, CA
- Airport
- LOL · Derby Field, runway 1, 5,530 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,189 total · 149 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6138Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.