Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing with strong gusty surface winds.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during touchdown, the “nose pitched up” and caused the right wing to stall. The airplane fell and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 18 with winds directly down the runway at 14 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN23LA029 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 2, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Topeka, Kansas
- Nearest airport
- Topeka Philip Airport (KTOP)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Maule M7-235B
- N-number
- N190Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.