NONE · Maule MXT-7-180A · 2002-07-23 · Trenton, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA02LA138
Event ID
20020726X01228
Type
Accident
Date
2002-07-23
Location
Trenton, GA, USA
Coordinates
34.904724, -85.459724
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Maule
Model
MXT-7-180A
Registration
N10550
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to clear the engine during a prolonged approach at idle power resulting in the engine hesitating during application of power to arrest the descent for landing touchdown resulting in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear wheel. Contributing to the accident was incomplete fusion of the weld joint between the left main landing gear axle and wheel spacer and the lower than normal idle setting of the engine.