Maule MX7 N6138Y
11 September 2010 · Willows, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 2010 at about 16:45 local time, a Maule MX7 registered N6138Y was involved in an accident near Willows, California, 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willows, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW)
- Coordinates
- 39.5156, -122.2172
- Aircraft
- Maule MX7
- Registration
- N6138Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grass Valley → Willows
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA455
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that a gust of wind blew the airplane to the left of the runway as he was landing. He tried to abort the landing; however, the airplane barely lifted off the ground. The airplane continued to the left off of the runway and landed hard about 100 feet from the runway and ground looped. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector examined the airplane; he established flight control continuity from the cockpit to the rudder and elevators. The rudder pedals operated smoothly with no restrictions. The main landing gear wheels and tail wheel were also inspected with no mechanical abnormalities noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule MX7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2010 | Maule MX7 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | Matthew M. Soddy | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2013 | Maule MX7-180A | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Maule MX7 | Munster, Switzerland | Segelfluggruppe Winterthur | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2005 | Maule MX7-180 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Steve R. Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2016 | Maule MX7 | Port Aransas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Maule MX7 | Live Oak, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-30 | Merced, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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