Maule MX-7-180 N5661P

Summary

On 1 July 2000 at about 15:45 local time, a Maule MX-7-180 registered N5661P was involved in an accident near Woodbine, New Jersey, 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

1 July 2000 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodbine, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Woodbine Municipal (1N4)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Maule MX-7-180

Registration

N5661P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA179

Nobody was injured.

The pilot-in-command's failure to initiate a timely go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was demonstrating a simulated engine failure to the private pilot. 'About 200 feet above the ground', the instructor realized the airplane was not going to reach the runway. He applied full power in an attempt to go around, but the airplane struck trees about 200 feet before the runway. The private pilot believed that the airplane was behind the power curve when the instructor attempted to go around. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical difficulties with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.