# NTSB SEA08CA074: Maule M-7-235, N997RM, Red Lodge, MT, February 10, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 10, 2008, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Red Lodge, MT - Coordinates: 45.187221, -109.267219 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1872&lon=-109.2672&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 67503 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA08CA074 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67503/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA074 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified; cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Terrain: snowy/icy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030/cases.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated the touchdown was normal, but during the rollout with a left quartering headwind at 10 knots, the airplane began to drift left. The pilot applied brake and rudder in an attempt to correct the situation, but the airplane departed the runway surface, encountered a snow bank and nosed over. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident where from 130 degrees at 10 knots. No mechanical anomalies were reported. ## Factual narrative The pilot was landing with a left crosswind. The pilot stated the touchdown on runway 16 was normal, but during the rollout the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot stated he applied right brake and rudder in an attempt to correct the situation, but the airplane departed the runway surface, struck a snow bank and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spar and empennage. No mechanical anomalies were reported. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident where from 130 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N997RM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997RM), registered now, S/N 4122C, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Maule M-7-235 - Registry model: [Maule M-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (registry code 5470208) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-W1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-w1a5) (registry code 41660, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4122C - Airframe hours: 1150 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Steven G. Smith - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2007 - Departed: KRED, Red Lodge, MT - Destination: KRED, Red Lodge, MT - Airport: RED, Red Lodge, runway 16, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; airline transport, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; last flight review January 1, 2008; flight hours: 15,000 total, 51 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °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 20080210011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080210011599A), Feb 10, 2008: Maule M7235, Red Lodge, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1241 MST on February 10, 2008 aircraft N997RM, a Maule M-7-235, registered to, and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted],… From the NTSB's public API. 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