- Date
- December 25, 1988, 11:42 local (17:42 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisonville, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N132HLMaule M-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881225056309A
- Case key
- 34739
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedFactor
Aborted landing - delayedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - inadequateFactor
Altitude - inadequateFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During a crosswind landing the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The pilot elected to abort the landing by applying takeoff power and becoming airborne. The pilot attempted a turn at low airspeed and low altitude to avoid trees in his flight path. However, control was lost and the aircraft impacted the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N132HL
- Reported as
- Maule M-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4021C
- Airframe hours
- 520
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Menzel, Thomas E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1988 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- MY2 · Marysville, KS
- Airport
- M085 · Harrisonville, runway 17, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 164 total · 8 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.