Maule M-7-260 N7ZF

Summary

On 6 May 2012 at about 21:30 local time, a Maule M-7-260 registered N7ZF was involved in an accident near Brigham City, Utah, 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

6 May 2012 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brigham City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Brigham City Airport (BMC)

Coordinates

41.5542, -112.0622

Aircraft

Maule M-7-260

Registration

N7ZF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brigham City → Brigham City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA215

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after a 1-hour local flight, he performed a flyover of the airport and noted that the windsocks at both ends of the runway indicated calm wind. The pilot stated that he flew a normal left pattern. As he turned the airplane onto the base leg, he checked to make sure the airplane was configured for landing. On final approach, he looked down the runway and determined that no crosswind correction was needed. The landing flare and touchdown were normal. However, on the landing roll, the tail veered to the right. The pilot increased power in an attempt to go around, but the airplane was already turning around, and the right wing was lifting. He reduced the power and attempted to maintain airplane control, but the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway and came to a stop. After exiting the airplane, the pilot noted over the next few minutes gusting wind conditions from the north, west, and northwest between 5 and 10 knots. The pilot further stated that he has experience landing in gusty wind conditions, but on the day of the accident the crosswind was variable and unpredictable. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear, wing tip, and aileron.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.