Maule MXT-7-180A N10438

Summary

On 11 February 2007 at about 18:50 local time, a Maule MXT-7-180A registered N10438 was involved in an accident near Alton, New Hampshire, 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

11 February 2007 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Alton, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Alton Bay Seaplane Base (B18)

Coordinates

43.4775, -71.2369

Aircraft

Maule MXT-7-180A

Registration

N10438

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alton → Lincoln

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA066

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Factors were the slick condition of the runway, and the lack of markings to denote the runway safety area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel airplane aligned the airplane on the ice runway and advanced the throttle for takeoff. The airplane began to slide left, and the pilot reduced the throttle and applied full right rudder; however, the airplane continued sliding left and impacted a truck parked about 20 feet from the left edge of the runway. A 125-foot safety area existed around the runway, but there were no markings or signage present to prevent vehicles from encroaching on that area. When asked how the accident could have been prevented, the pilot wrote, "Due to the extremely slick conditions, slower application of power may have kept [the] aircraft from sliding left."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.