Maule MX-7-235 N188DL
26 January 2023 · Chickala, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 2023 at about 18:15 local time, a Maule MX-7-235 registered N188DL was involved in an accident near Chickala, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chickala, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- John Harris Field Airport (AR05)
- Coordinates
- 35.2159, -93.3049
- Aircraft
- Maule MX-7-235
- Registration
- N188DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1985
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hot Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA096
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to land on the snow-covered runway and his failure to attain/maintain aircraft control during landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the personal flight reported that the flight was destined to his privately-owned airstrip, which was covered with approximately six inches of “very wet and dense” snow. During landing rollout, the airplane’s deceleration was typical but then decelerated faster than the pilot “could imagine.” The airplane tail rose very quickly, and the airplane then nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left and right wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. The pilot reported that there was no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot also reported that the accident could have been prevented by using a snow depth limit of four inches if its liquid water content is unknown, and if landing in similar conditions, to land with a little power to keep the tail down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2023 | Maule MX-7-160 | Minidoka, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2022 | Maule MX-7-235 | Copperopolis, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2022 | Maule MX-7-160 | Northville, New York, United States | Clemente Motor Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 2022 | Maule MX-7-180C | Willits, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2021 | Maule MX-7-180A | Elk River, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2021 | Maule MX-7-235 | Ontario, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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