N567HW is a Maule MX-7-180C. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 5 seats. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Evans City, PA. It has been registered to its current owner since Nov 2011. This page also carries 2 NTSB events.
2011
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The pilot reported that during the landing roll on his first landing to his newly constructed airfield; the airplane's left main wheel came in contact with "something" and bounced in the air. The airplane veered to the left, the left wing tip struck a branch, continued to veer to the left and impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing spar.
The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
According to the pilot, he had been practicing takeoffs and landings, in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. Upon landing the airplane touched down a little hard and veered to the left. He applied full right rudder and right brake and the airplane came to rest at the edge of the runway. During the accident sequence the airplane struck the right wing on the runway which resulted in substantial damage to a right wing rib and aileron. Examination of the airplane revealed no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
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