# Incident 19870702080799I: Maule MX7235, Waukegan, IL, July 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4222° N, 87.8679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waukegan National Airport (UGN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702080799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF AT A TAXIWAY. DRAGGED RIGHT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N502DF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940506026999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940506026999I), May 6, 1994: Maule MX7235 (N502DF), Avenal, CA, Minor damage. After glider release. Made steep final on landing for tow rope. Clear obstables. Flare late. Impact broke left gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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