# NTSB NYC82DA018: Maule M-5-235C, N7125D, White Plains, NY, January 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 3, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73034/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA018

## 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
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7125D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7125D), registered now, S/N A7360C, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A7360C
- Airframe hours: 65
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lucky Strike Corp.
- Registered owner: Lucky Strike Corp.
- Departed: HPN, WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Destination: HPN, WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Airport: HPN, Westchester County

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 204 total, 58 in this make and model, 56 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 32 °F

## 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 19820103000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820103000129A), Jan 3, 1982: Maule M5235C, White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control. Airplane ground-looped.

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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