ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288087
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| Date: | 11-SEP-2010 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Maule MX-7-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N6138Y |
| MSN: | 11061C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willows, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grass Valley-Nevada County Air Park, CA (KGOO) |
| Willows-Glenn County Airport, CA (WLW/KWLW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that a gust of wind blew the airplane to the left of the runway as he was landing. He tried to abort the landing; however, the airplane barely lifted off the ground. The airplane continued to the left off of the runway and landed hard about 100 feet from the runway and ground looped. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector examined the airplane; he established flight control continuity from the cockpit to the rudder and elevators. The rudder pedals operated smoothly with no restrictions. The main landing gear wheels and tail wheel were also inspected with no mechanical abnormalities noted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control.
Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA455
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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