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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQAAkXX5w9E
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Always tough to watch the local news attempt to report an event like this. My best to the pilot for a speedy recovery.
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According to his mother, he is badly hurt. This is a high-time Maule pilot flying into a familiar field.
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That sucks...

Glad he will be OK.

Looks like may have been a stall in landing configuration.

Given the wind I wonder if it was a shear situation.
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I was about 10 miles from there when it happened. I hate to speculate but looking at the photos in the newspapers, the left gear was collapsed, the left wing severely damaged,and the nose hit at a pretty high speed. The winds were pretty high. Could it have been a ground loop, or maybe the wheel hit an obstruction.
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Ouch! That bird is bent. Bet is legs are in bad shape. Hope he makes a speedy recovery!
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Ouch,
Extra prayers fro a speedy return to health and flying.
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Looks like he stalled it in from 15-20ft or more. Looks like a crash I saw in Albuquerque awhile back.
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I don't do the "it looks like" any more.
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"It looks like" is out and "we think" is in, as one of the guys said in the video! Hope the young man make a full recovery.
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"We think he was attempting to land." Folks are pretty astute down those parts.

Never nice to see. Hope pilot makes a speedy recovery.
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