Maule MX7 N9225G

Summary

On 5 November 2018 at about 22:45 local time, a Maule MX7 registered N9225G, operated by Ave Av Llc, was involved in an accident near Immokalee, Florida, 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

5 November 2018 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Immokalee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Immokalee Rgnl (IMM)

Coordinates

26.4336, -81.4006

Aircraft

Maule MX7

Registration

N9225G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ave Av Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Immokalee → Immokalee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA092

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with runway signage during the subsequent attempted aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while administering a flight review, he took the flight controls to demonstrate a full-stall landing. During the landing roll, the airplane exited the right side of the runway. He increased power to abort the landing, and the left horizontal stabilizer struck a runway sign. He continued the climb the airplane and flew one pattern and landed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and the rudder. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.