Maule MX7 N1052T
21 October 2019 · Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 2019 at about 17:30 local time, a Maule MX7 registered N1052T was involved in an accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muskeget Island (MA55)
- Coordinates
- 41.3347, -70.2994
- Aircraft
- Maule MX7
- Registration
- N1052T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1998
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nantucket → Muskeget Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing on a grass runway in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with a large bush.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he performed three low passes and briefly touched down on the 750-ft-long grass runway to test the surface before conducting a full-stop landing. The pilot stated that, while landing to the northeast, the airplane bounced and veered right, and he attempted to correct using left rudder. During the landing roll, he heard a noise that sounded like branches brushing against the right side of the airplane and decided to go around by applying full power and retracting the flaps. Concerned that the airplane would not clear the large bush at the end of the runway, he reduced the power to idle and used left rudder to steer the airplane left of the bushes. The airplane impacted the bushes, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wing lift struts and the elevator. The pilot 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.
Other Maule MX7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2019 | Maule MX7 | Soldatna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2018 | Maule MX7 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Ave Av Llc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2018 | Maule MX7 | Post Mills, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Maule MX7 | Brazoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2020 | Maule MX7 | Moab, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Maule MX7 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2019 | Cessna 208 | Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2019 | Piper PA28 | Hanson, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Apr 2019 | Robinson R44 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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