Accident Maule M-7-235C N246SV,
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Date:Friday 19 January 2001
Time:14:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Maule M-7-235C
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N246SV
MSN: 25068C
Year of manufacture:2001
Total airframe hrs:28 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-540-W1A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Durango, CO -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cortez-Montezuma County Airport, CO (CEZ/KCEZ)
Destination airport:Durango, CO (5CO0)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During landing roll at the completion of a cross country flight, the pilot lost directional control and the tail wheel configured aircraft exited the side of the runway. Wind at the time of the accident was a 5 knot cross wind. The aircraft had 28 hours total time and the pilot had 24 hours in the aircraft. His previous recent flight experience was in airline transport category aircraft.

Probable Cause: failure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in aircraft make and model.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN01LA043
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN01LA043

Location

Revision history:

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