Maule M7-235B N190Y

Summary

On 2 November 2022 at about 16:15 local time, a Maule M7-235B registered N190Y was involved in an accident near Topeka, Kansas, 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

2 November 2022 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Topeka Philip Airport (KTOP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Maule M7-235B

Registration

N190Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Millington → Topeka

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA029

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing with strong gusty surface winds.

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, during touchdown, the “nose pitched up” and caused the right wing to stall. The airplane fell and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 18 with winds directly down the runway at 14 knots, gusting to 25 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.