# Incident 19940506026999I: Maule MX7235, Avenal, CA, May 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1994, 12:10 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0311° N, 120.1162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avenal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0311&lon=-120.1162&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940506026999I

## Narrative

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

AFTER GLIDER RELEASE.MADE STEEP FINAL ON LANDING FOR TOW ROPE.CLEAR OBSTABLES.FLARE LATE.IMPACT BROKE LEFT GEAR.

## Other reports on N502DF (1)

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

- [Incident 19870702080799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702080799I), Jul 2, 1987: Maule MX7235 (N502DF), Waukegan, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control while attempting to turn off at a taxiway. Dragged right wing tip.

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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