Maule M5-210C N62063

Summary

On 2 September 2007 at about 23:35 local time, a Maule M5-210C registered N62063 was involved in an accident near Central City, Nebraska, United States. 4 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.

Date

2 September 2007 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Central City, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Central City Muni (07K)

Coordinates

41.1125, -98.0517

Aircraft

Maule M5-210C

Registration

N62063

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar Rapids → Central City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA292

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during a crosswind landing on runway 15 (2,900 feet by 50 feet, asphalt), after the right wheel had touched down, the airplane began to drift to the left. He applied right rudder in order to compensate; however, the drift continued. He reported he lifted his foot off the rudder pedal and applied the toe brakes in an attempt to regain control of the airplane, at which point the airplane ground looped. The pilot reported winds were from the southwest, about a 45-degree right crosswind, at 5 to 7 knots. The pilot noted that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.