Maule MX 7 N6VD

Summary

On 11 June 2016 at about 13:00 local time, a Maule MX 7 registered N6VD was involved in an accident near Ontario, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 June 2016 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ontario, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Ontario Muni (ONO)

Coordinates

44.0164, -117.0114

Aircraft

Maule MX 7

Registration

N6VD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Owyhee → Ontario

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA309

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted the right wing impacting the ground, and nose down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, the wind lifted the left wing, and the right wing impacted the ground. The pilot further reported that he attempted to regain control of the airplane, but it continued forward, and the propeller impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport, revealed that, about 7 minutes before the accident the wind was 260 degrees true at 10 knots. The airplane landed on runway 32.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.