Maule MXT-7-180 N125AB

Summary

On 3 April 2010 at about 17:15 local time, a Maule MXT-7-180 registered N125AB, operated by Short Field Deliveries, LLC, was involved in an accident near Maybee, Michigan, 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.

Date

3 April 2010 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Maybee, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

42.0039, -83.5156

Aircraft

Maule MXT-7-180

Registration

N125AB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Short Field Deliveries, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hillsdale → Maybee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA187

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for gusting crosswinds resulting in the loss of directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land on his private airstrip with high, gusting winds. A local weather station reported that the prevailing wind was out of the south-southwest at 27 knots, gusting to 38 knots. The pilot reported that he aligned with the runway 27 centerline and held a crab into the wind until the landing flare and touchdown. Upon touchdown, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest upside down on the grass runway. The right wing, engine firewall, and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.