Maule MXT-7-180 N32566

Summary

On 28 August 2021 at about 18:05 local time, a Maule MXT-7-180 registered N32566 was involved in an accident near Troy, Alabama, 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

28 August 2021 at 18:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Troy, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Dunn Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

31.8673, -85.9697

Aircraft

Maule MXT-7-180

Registration

N32566

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Troy → Troy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA345

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a preflight inspection of the airplane with no anomalies noted and departed with the intent to practice approaches and landings. After the last practice approach, he set up for a straight in approach with full flaps. He stated that as he approached the runway threshold, “my right wing abruptly rose significantly, and the airplane started to slip to the left”. He applied right rudder and aileron but was unable to correct the airplane’s direction before it struck a tree with the left wing, descended, and came to rest inverted on the edge of the trees. The left wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.