ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291687
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| Date: | Thursday 26 October 2006 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N32CX |
| MSN: | 7034C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1904 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Braunfels, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Braunfels, TX (3R5) |
| New Braunfels, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was returning to the airport in the tail-wheeled airplane. He reported that he executed a normal approach to runway 17 for a full- stop landing. He stated that the wind at the time of the landing was reported as 250 degrees at 8 knots. During the landing roll, the airplane drifted to the left side of the runway. stated that he made a "slight correction with right rudder," but the airplane's right wing "continued down and the aircraft [began] to turn hard right." He attempted to regain directional control by adding power, but the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing and the propeller contacted the ground. The airplane ground looped which, resulted in structural damage to the right wing. Examination of the landing gear by an aircraft mechanic revealed that the right landing gear strut attachment point was corroded and cracked.
Probable Cause: The failure of the right main landing gear attachment during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop. A contributing factor was a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 17:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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