Maule MX-7-180A N31495

Summary

On 11 November 2007 at about 23:22 local time, a Maule MX-7-180A registered N31495 was involved in an accident near Overgaard, Arizona, 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.

Date

11 November 2007 at 23:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Overgaard, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Mogollon Airpark (AZ82)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Maule MX-7-180A

Registration

N31495

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deer Valley → Overgaard

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA030

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll, the tail wheel configured airplane veered off the right side of the runway, down a steep embankment, and across soft terrain, before the right wing tip collided with a tree. The student pilot stated that after landing, he lost directional control of the airplane. He said he had accumulated 112 hours in this type of airplane but recently had only accumulated 10 landings within the last 90 days. The pilot reported that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.