# Accident 19890617018059A: Maule MX7235, Indianapolis, IN, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9354° N, 86.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS METRO (UMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9354&lon=-86.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 36 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617018059A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA110), Jun 17, 1989: Maule MX-7-235 (N12VR), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF WINGTIP CLEARANCE ABOVE THE GROUND AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TO AVOID THE RUNWAY…

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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