Maule MX 7-180C N567HW

Summary

On 16 May 2015 at about 23:00 local time, a Maule MX 7-180C registered N567HW, operated by Billinger William C, was involved in an accident near Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, 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

16 May 2015 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Old Valley Airport (UNKN)

Coordinates

36.3294, -83.8256

Aircraft

Maule MX 7-180C

Registration

N567HW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Billinger William C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Tazewell → Sharps Chapel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA074

Nobody was injured.

Collision with an obstacle during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion and tree strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll on his first landing to his newly constructed airfield, the airplane's left main wheel came in contact with "something" and bounced in the air. The airplane veered to the left, the left wing tip struck a branch, continued to veer to the left and impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.