ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287197
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| Date: | 18-JAN-2009 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Maule MX-7-180C |
| Owner/operator: | Strickland Thomas M |
| Registration: | N1052U |
| MSN: | 28007C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Akron, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, AL (TCL/KTCL) |
| Akron, AL (AL03) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he overflew his private airfield prior to landing and noted that the wind was out of the west and "gusty". The wind was estimated by the pilot to be between 12 and 14 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. He elected to land on runway one without flaps and maintained an airspeed between 5 and 10 mph higher than normal due to the gusty conditions. During the flare, he was twice lifted by wind gusts before finally settling on the runway in a nose high attitude just left of centerline. The airplane began to yaw to the left and the pilot attempted to correct with the application of right brake. The airplane continued to the left until the left wing contacted a windsock, damaging the wing and causing the airplane to ground-loop around the windsock. The airplane came to rest after the right wing and elevator contacted the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA136
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 Feb 2015 | N1052U | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee | 0 | Strathaven Airfield, Couplaw Farm, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 08:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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