Maule M6235 N56463

Summary

On 7 March 1984 at about 20:26 local time, a Maule M6235 registered N56463 was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 March 1984 at 20:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Falcon Field (P16)

Coordinates

33.4397, -111.7997

Aircraft

Maule M6235

Registration

N56463

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA210

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DRAGGED A WING AND NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND SLIDING TO A STOP ON A TAXI-WAY DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER AN ALIGNMENT WITH RWY PROBLEM. THE CFI SAID THAT THE STUDENT PLT USED EXCESSIVE RUDDER AND 'FROZE' ON THE CONTROLS AS THE GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. THE CFI SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO 'CORRECT' THE SITUATIONIN TIME. BOTH THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE LOW ON RECENCY OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.