Maule M-7-235C N246SV
5 November 2003 · Truth or Conseq, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 2003 at about 00:45 local time, a Maule M-7-235C registered N246SV was involved in an accident near Truth or Conseq, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Truth or Conseq, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Truth or Consequences Municipa (TCS)
- Coordinates
- 33.2367, -106.2717
- Aircraft
- Maule M-7-235C
- Registration
- N246SV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Telluride → Truth or Conseq
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- DEN04LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate flare and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the night light conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that prior to the night landing, he received weather reports from the automated surface observation system (ASOS) that reported winds from 280 degrees and 250 degrees at 5 knots. He set up for a landing on runway 31 and used full flaps (40 degrees). The pilot said he held the airplane in a slight left crab to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot stated that he leveled off "a little high" and "lost [sight of] the runway" during the landing flare. As the airplane landed, it swerved to the left side of the runway. He added power for a go-around and was briefly airborne but he said he became disoriented because of the "dark mountain ahead." When he aborted the attempted go-around, the airplane departed the right side of the runway, and ground-looped. The ground-loop buckled the left wing, collapsed the left main landing gear, and separated the tail wheel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2003 | Maule M-7-235C | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Maule M-7-235 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2002 | Maule M-7-260C | Fishers, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Maule M-7-260 | Montague, California, United States | George A. Cordingly, Jr. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Maule M-7-235C | Miles City, Montana, United States | Walter Bowman | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2004 | Maule M-7-260C | Paso Robles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182R | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna R172E | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Kirtland Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Adams Balloon A55 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Sedan, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2003 | Cessna T210K | Deming, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Mohr STARDUSTER TOO | Espanola, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |