19890617018059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-235 · Indianapolis, IN · June 17, 1989

Date
June 17, 1989 · 11:15 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis Metro Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12VR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA110
Reported as
Maule MX7235
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total36 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to cope with strong crosswind. Both wings hit during attempted level off for landing. Aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO COPE WITH STRONG CROSSWIND. BOTH WINGS HIT DURING ATTEMPTED LEVEL OFF FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.