Maule MXT7-180A N982NW

Summary

On 16 August 1999 at about 18:45 local time, a Maule MXT7-180A registered N982NW was involved in an accident near Lapointe, Wisconsin, 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

16 August 1999 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lapointe, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Madeline Island Airport (W132)

Coordinates

46.8094, -90.6794

Aircraft

Maule MXT7-180A

Registration

N982NW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Robsco → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA300

Nobody was injured.

the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane during a crosswind landing. A factor in this accident was inadequate remedial action by the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he was landing on runway 22 with a right hand crosswind. As the airplane touched down its nose pointed to the left. The pilot said he decided to go around as the airplane drifted toward the runway's left side. He said the airplane did not gain sufficient altitude to clear the trees that were about 300 feet southeast of the runway. Witnesses to the accident observed the airplane touch down as it was drifting to the left. They reported that the airplane had drifted onto the runway's sod-covered clearway. They said the right wing '...came up sharply...' as the airplane lifted off the ground. They reported the airplane gained about 30 to 50 feet before vanishing over brush and trees. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures during the landing approach and events leading to the collision with the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.