Maule MX7 N7ZV

Summary

On 10 August 2018 at about 00:00 local time, a Maule MX7 registered N7ZV was involved in an accident near Valdez, Alaska, 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

10 August 2018 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Valdez, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.7606, -147.0806

Aircraft

Maule MX7

Registration

N7ZV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willow → Valdez

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA489

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose-over. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he conducted a three-point landing on a sand bar and that the airplane bounced, the right main landing gear struck a rock, and the airplane then nosed over. The pilot added that he landed with "too much speed." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.