Maule MX-7-180A N1052T

Summary

On 10 August 2025 at about 14:56 local time, a Maule MX-7-180A registered N1052T was involved in an accident near Muskeget Island, Massachusetts, 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

10 August 2025 at 14:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Muskeget Island, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Muskeget Island Airport (MA55)

Coordinates

41.3349, -70.3017

Aircraft

Maule MX-7-180A

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 → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA296

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while attempting to land on a very short and rough turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with vegetation and terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was attempting to land on a 750-ft-long, rough turf airstrip. He added that he had not landed at that airstrip in about 3 years. The pilot rejected the first landing attempt as the airplane touched down too long. During the second approach, the airplane touched down slightly beyond the intended touchdown point. The pilot applied light braking at first, but two the airplane bounced twice after cresting two small humps in the runway. The pilot again attempted to reject the landing and added full power to clear 8-ft reeds at the end of the runway; however, the propeller contacted the reeds, and the airplane began to decelerate. As the airplane decelerated, it nosed over and came to rest inverted beyond the end of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and rudder. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.