Maule MX-7-180B N31875
23 May 2006 · Melbourne, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 2006 at about 22:10 local time, a Maule MX-7-180B registered N31875, operated by A. Gregory Babykin Jr., was involved in an accident near Melbourne, Arkansas, United States. One person was 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 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melbourne, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Melbourne Municipal Arpt (42A)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Maule MX-7-180B
- Registration
- N31875
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A. Gregory Babykin Jr.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Point Lookout → Canton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW06CA138
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing resulting in a ground loop. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on a 452-mile personal cross-country flight, the 2,800-hour student pilot experienced a problem with the airplane's navigation system and became lost. In order to determine his location and to further examine the navigational system, the pilot selected an airport and elected to land his newly purchased single-engine airplane. During the landing rollout, the pilot lost control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane and the airplane exited the left side of the 4,002-foot long by 75-foot wide asphalt runway. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to egress the cockpit unassisted. No mechanical anomalies were reported with the airplane's flight controls. The pilot reported having accumulated 100 hours in the same make and model. The pilot further reported that the wind at the time of the accident was a "dead crosswind" at 12 knots gusting to 20 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule MX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2006 | Maule MX-7-180B | Edenville, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 2007 | Maule MX-7-180A | Overgaard, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2004 | Maule MX-7-235 | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Maule MX-7-235 | Greenville, Florida, United States | Stephen D. Rathert | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Maule MX-7-180A | Angwin, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2008 | Maule MX-7-235 | Boulder, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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